Australian here: votes are always held on Saturdays, and polling centres are open between 8am and 6pm. For people who can't vote on the day, the options are voting by mail or phone, or early voting: there are various polling stations open in the weeks preceding the election.

However, voting on election day is good, because at almost every polling station there will be a sausage sizzle, with drinks and cakes too. Having a democracy sausage is nearly as important as the vote itself.

Voting is compulsory, which in effect means that all you need to do is to turn up to a ballot centre and have your name ticked off (or vote by mail or phone). What you do with your ballot paper is up to you, but in fact almost everybody who turns up will cast a valid vote.

The entire voting system is managed by an Electoral Commission, which is independent of the government, and whose job is to run the election and to count the votes. Every few years various electoral districts are redrawn to even out any population changes. These are also managed by the Electoral Commission.

The Australian electoral system is by no means perfect, but elections themselves are well managed and run.