Sensible electoral law changes

Paul Goldsmith announced the following electoral law changes:

• Closing enrolment the day before advance voting starts, so that a final vote count can be done in a timely manner (In Australia it closes 26 days before the election)
• Banning provision of free food etc within 100 metres of a polling place
• Adjusting for inflation the disclosure limits for party donations from $5,000 to $6,000 (it used to be $15,000!)

It has never been easier to enrol and vote. The advent of advance voting has made it far far easier to vote. so long as people know the enrolment deadline, the vast majority will enrol on time. When there is no enrolment deadline, it is no surprise so many people leave it to the last minute, which then requires special votes which take so much longer to check and process.