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Thomas Chick [he/they] at various times: voice actor, political writer, webdev, film podcaster always: a little confused

Sunday Tasmanian, June 28, 2026 New reforms to shape local council elections Rob Inglis A specific paragraph is circled: “There is every intention for the lower house to agree to the Legislative Council amendments when it next sits in August, with the bill to be enacted in time for the October elections,” he said.
Constitution Act 1934 (South Australia) 31—Vacation of seat in Assembly (1) If any member of the House of Assembly— (a) for twelve sitting days consecutively of any session of the House of Assembly without the permission of the House entered upon its journals fails to attend in the House; or (ab) is not or ceases to be an Australian citizen; or (b) takes any oath or makes any declaration or acknowledgment of allegiance, obedience, or adherence to any foreign prince or power; or (c) does, concurs in, or adopts any act whereby the member may become a subject or citizen of any foreign state or power; or (e) (f) becomes bankrupt or an insolvent debtor within the meaning of the laws in force in the State relating to bankrupts or insolvent debtors; or becomes a public defaulter; or (g) is attainted of treason; or (h) is convicted of an indictable offence; or (i) becomes of unsound mind, the member's seat in the House of Assembly shall thereby become vacant. (2) The seat of a member of the House of Assembly is not vacated because the member acquires or uses a foreign passport or travel document.
A chart showing percentages of votes at the 2021, 2024 and 2025 Tasmanian general elections that were informal for incomplete sequences of preferences.
A table of upcoming public Electoral Matters hearings: 27 March 2026 in Canberra 28 April 2026 in Hobart 29 April 2026 in Devonport
- A misunderstanding about how BTL votes are counted (4-page table) - Putting unfolded ballots facedown into an open box is a terrible idea - Online voting is a terrible idea - Loyalty clauses and party primaries are terrible ideas
Borda doesn't solve my proportional House misgivings
A strongly worded message to the Special Minister of State
Below-the-line voting data for the Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales
A man says "Deez Nuts" three times. The second time is slow, but the third is quite fast.
The author's submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters' inquiry into the conduct of the 2025 [Australian] federal election and other matters, printed out and stuck in a display book
The list of recommendations from Thomas' submission, namely: House formality and savings provisions That the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 be amended: 1. So that a ballot paper in a House of Representatives election is not informal as long as it indicates an order of preference for at least six candidates; 2. So that a formal ballot paper in a House of Representatives election can be set aside as exhausted; and 3. Notwithstanding 1 and 2, so that a ballot paper in a House of Representatives election still instructs the voter to number all candidates. The tide of early voting That the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 be amended: 1. So that Section 200A no longer imposes any grounds upon an elector applying for a pre-poll vote; and accordingly 2. So that the title of Schedule 2 no longer references pre-poll voting. Expanding the parliament 1. That the Representation Act 1983 be repealed and replaced with a Representation Act that has similar effect, except that the number of senators for each State shall be 18; 2. Assuming 1 is not adopted, the same, except that the number of senators for each State shall be 16. The author of this submission has no opinion on the representation of territories in the Senate, except: 3. That in the event territory representation in the Senate is increased to a number less than 6 total Senators, those Senators continue to be elected for unstaggered terms of three years. Pipe dream constitutional amendments 1. That someone much smarter than me look into what can actually be done about section 44 of the Constitution; 2. That no changes be attempted to sections 7(¶4), 13, 24 or 28 of the Constitution; and 3. That no attempt be made to introduce fixed terms to the House of Representatives. Miscellaneous thoughts 1. Do not tarnish the perceived impartiality of the Australian Electoral Commission by saddling them with responsibility for “truth in political advertising” laws.
The 12th page of submissions to the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters' inquiry into the 2025 federal election. Submission 235, by Mr Thomas Chick, is circled.
The title page for the parliamentary report "Am I Ever Gonna See You Live Again?" The subtitle reads "Yes way! You bet! Oh yeah!"
The first ballot paper for the electoral division of Franklin at the 2025 Tasmanian Election.
A large banner reads: These are Real Ballots: 2025 Australian Federal Election
A graph showing enrolment statistics for the Tasmanian Legislative Council at the end of January 2025.
The same graph as previous, with the actual change in enrolment data from January 2022 overlaid.
The same graph as previous, with the expected change 4.5 years later overlaid.
A graph showing enrolment statistics after the 2016-17 Tasmanian Legislative Council Redistribution.