This e-brief provides an overview of recent developments in electoral law reform in NSW.

The Northern Territory (NT) has a unicameral parliament, the Legislative Assembly, elected under the provisions of the Electoral Act (NT). The NT has a fixed election date, the fourth Saturday in August, every four years. The Parliament was prorogued on 8 August 2016 with the election held on 27 August 2016.

Senate voting needs to be simpler and more transparent. Brian Costar talks to Peter Clarke about a plan to fix the system, and looks at the politics of the federal budget.

New recommendations for electoral reform are a step in the right direction, but the pace continues to be slow, writes Peter Brent on our partner website, INSIDE STORY

Presidential elections in the United States are decided not by the popular vote but by the election of state delegates to the Electoral College. In this APO Backgrounder, Rodney Tiffen describes how the system works and what it means for the result - and looks at the latest polling from the United States.