. ▁ ▁The ▁Society ▁has ▁also ▁published ▁educational ▁documents ▁and ▁a ids ▁such ▁as ▁ ▁R ules ▁for ▁Count ing ▁Single ▁Transfer able ▁V otes ▁ ▁The ▁Ger ry m ander ▁W heel , ▁a ▁simple ▁calcul ator ▁to ▁demonstrate ▁the ▁perce ived ▁fut ility ▁of ▁drawing ▁ge ographical ▁boundaries ▁in ▁a ▁single - member ▁elect or ate ▁system . ▁ ▁Iss ues ▁The ▁Society ▁has ▁raised ▁issues ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁the ▁conduct ▁of ▁public ▁elections ▁in ▁Australia , ▁which ▁include : ▁ ▁Rob son ▁Rot ation , ▁the ▁need ▁to ▁randomly ▁order ▁candidates ' ▁list ings ▁in ▁the ▁printing ▁of ▁ball ot ▁papers ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁minim ize ▁the ▁effect ▁of ▁don key ▁voting ▁ ▁The ▁rules ▁for ▁the ▁calculation ▁of ▁the ▁sur plus ▁transfer ▁value ▁in ▁the ▁distribution ▁of ▁prefer ences ▁in ▁proportional ▁representation ▁counts . ▁ ▁O pp osition ▁to ▁the ▁voting ▁device ▁ ▁im posed ▁on ▁certain ▁Australian ▁proportional ▁representation ▁elections ▁ ▁F illing ▁cas ual ▁vac an cies ▁by ▁count back , ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁direct ▁election , ▁rather ▁than ▁by ▁the ▁party ▁appointment ▁system ▁used ▁to ▁fill ▁ ▁Senate ▁and ▁Legisl ative ▁Council ▁cas ual ▁vac an cies . ▁ ▁Electron ic ▁voting , ▁and ▁the ▁introduction ▁and ▁use ▁of ▁computer ▁technology ▁in ▁the ▁conduct ▁of ▁elections ▁ ▁Sub m issions ▁to ▁Government ▁The ▁Pro port ional ▁Represent ation ▁Society ▁has ▁made ▁subm issions ▁to ▁govern ments ▁which ▁have ▁influenced ▁the ▁development ▁and ▁formation ▁of ▁Australia ' s ▁elect oral ▁systems , ▁as ▁can ▁be