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Australia, as far as I know, doesn't require voters to show identity documents, and they seem to take election integrity very seriously.


We do not. Elections here are run very smoothly, with no questions whatsoever about their integrity.


No un-answered serious questions. Serious questions are asked, regularly, as well as un-serious ones by cookers. But, the serious questions, the audit, the sense "did we do ok" is continuously asked.

We have an independent electoral commission. I'm not saying its incapable of being reproachable, nothing is "beyond reproach" but I have yet to hear a serious, non-cooker accusation any political party has tried to stuff the electoral commission.

What we don't have, (and I think should have) is capped party donations. I'm tired of the money aspect of who gets the most billboards.

We also have silly bad behaviour emerging: People doing their billboards in the same style and colours as the electoral commission. Often in foreign language support roles, using words like (not a quote) YOU MUST VOTE FOR PARTY A LIKE THIS which I think is really trolling the voter badly.


> but I have yet to hear a serious, non-cooker accusation any political party has tried to stuff the electoral commission.

We do get occasional issues with individuals trying stuff, but the AEC is very good at calling it out or prosecuting it.

It's strong enough that the parties don't try anything risky.




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