Richard Mulgan is the director of the policy and governance program at the Australian National University. He is a former professor at Otago University and Auckland University. He is the author of "Holding Power to Account: Accountability in Modern Democracies." He is a former member of the Royal Commission on the Electoral System in New Zealand. Peter Aimer is a professor of political studies at the University of Auckland. He is the coauthor of the 2002 New Zealand election study "Voters Veto."