On Sat, Oct 20, 2012 at 1:30 AM, M Christol <[email protected]> wrote:
> Mex, do you know when your current registration system was set up? > I was surprised to find out we had next to nothing in the 1850s. Dunno > when we started getting organazized. > > here is a timeline history from settlement thru states self government to 1855 -1899 http://www.aec.gov.au/elections/australian_electoral_history/reform.htm early on it was property ownership that entitled you to vote .... so there was plural voting depending how much land and where all the states were self governing until federation in 1901 gave three levels of government ... local / state / federal electoral rolls established 1908 ... there are also territories ... the northern territory granted self government 1987 there are state and federal electorates called seats and state and federal elections and you vote for your choice of pre selected [by the parties] or independent candidates ... there is a swapping of preferences ... for house of representatives ... The senate is something like 10 per state .... i think the territories have less the state parliaments have upper houses as well but they are not called senates mx > > > On 10/19/12 9:29 AM, mex sara wrote: > >> here everyone is on the electoral roll ... you update your address is it >> changes thats about it ... you register at 18 and you are part of the >> process forever .... >> >> I know we have a much smaller population but none of the issues described >> below exists >> however >> there is a huge level of corruption and cronyism in the party political >> selection of the candidates and politics has become a profession rather >> than as it was once where community leaders would take time out from their >> jobs as lawyers doctors or train drivers or labourers to extend a public >> service >> >> i have covered every us election since 1988 [ obviously then in a very >> junior capacity not so junior] but this is the first with facebook >> i am shocked ..... I actually don't see why you all put up with it >> >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "StrataList-OT" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]**. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to stratalist-ot+unsubscribe@** > googlegroups.com <stratalist-ot%[email protected]>. > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/** > group/stratalist-ot?hl=en<http://groups.google.com/group/stratalist-ot?hl=en> > . > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "StrataList-OT" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/stratalist-ot?hl=en.
