Parliamentary electoral committee floats bigger parliament, longer terms and no byelections
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
A government-dominated parliamentary committee has recommended the voting system for federal elections should become optional preferential and pre-polling should be reduced from three to two weeks.
The Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters in its report on the 2019 election also urges ID, such as a driver’s licence or Medicare card,...





