The run for the White House starts too damn early. By the time the actual primary voting starts, people are tired of looking and listening to them. Now we have the primaries and caucuses starting but it is still 9 months until the election.
Sometime around mid April we need a fresh face to jump in! Al Franken anyone?
This voting reform solves 2 of America’s biggest political problems
It actually works more toward catering to every voter's preference than simple first past the post. Notice below, still i huge plus i think, no voting machines in Australia.
“Proportional” voting would reduce party polarization and the number of wasted votes.
Preferences, surplus votes ... Australia has a complex electoral system which combines elements of proportional and constituency systems. Here's how it works
Paul Owen @paultowen
Wed 14 Aug 2013 01.15 EDT First published on Wed 14 Aug 2013 01.09 EDT
Australians voting in Sydney in 2010. Photograph: Matt King/Getty Images
Australia has a complex electoral system which combines elements of proportional and constituency systems.
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You can vote for your state or territory’s senators in one of two ways:
Above the line: Simply put a 1 in the box of the party you support, and that party will decide all your other preference votes for you.
Below the line: Number all the candidates in order (as with your vote for the House of Representatives). You must put a number in every box, or your vote will not be counted.