Your vote matters. Local council elections are your chance to choose who you want to represent your community on the issues that you care about. Local council elections will be held in Victoria by post this October for all councils except Moira Shire Council.
Voting enrolment
To vote in this election you must be correctly enrolled by 4pm on Wednesday, 7 August.
There are 2 types of enrolment:
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state enrolment
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council enrolment.
If you are enrolled, you must vote.
State-enrolled voters
Residents should check their enrolment status with the Victorian Electoral Commission.
You must enrol and vote if you:
Council-enrolled voters
You can apply to enrol with your local council if you are:
You do not have to be an Australian citizen to become a council-enrolled voter.
Contact your local council directly to check if you are already council-enrolled voter or to apply to enrol.
Once you are enrolled, you must vote. If you don’t vote, you may get a fine.
For more information, to enrol or update your enrolment, visit the Victorian Electoral Commission website.
How to vote
The 2024 Local Government Elections will be conducted entirely by postal ballots in Victoria. The Victorian Electoral Commission will send ballot packs in due course with all relevant dates and information for voting. Voting ballots must be mailed back to the Victorian Electoral Commission in the reply paid envelope found in the ballot pack. Voting ballots cannot be dropped at Council.
Failure to vote
People are required to vote at Council elections held for the municipality in which they have their principal place of residence. Failure to vote will attract a penalty unless you are entitled to an exemption under the Local Government Act 2020.