First off, I appreciate the discussion. Since overseas voting has been postponed to 2013 at the earliest. Perhaps they should work on an efficient 2013 law that will work for all future elections. That law would include no restrictions on municipal council members. In the USA, a member of local councils can run for higher office and if they win they resign if not they go back to their council post No need to resign prior to election. Voting at 18 happens here in the states so why not and hopefully we can have voting on one day but that would need workers at the polls to vote one day early and then go take their posts at the polls in another areas. This shows the need for absentee ballots for the sick and those in hospitals and those who are working at the polls and why doesn't the army, police, security forces vote in elections. They could do it one week early by absentee ballot so as not to prevent them from being at the polling places since they will be needed to maintain order.

Just a few of my suggestions on the electoral law from an expatriate perspective. Thanks