Electoral Registration - Enrol to vote

To be able to vote at Council elections, a person must be entitled to be included on council’s voters’ roll on the ‘entitlement date’ which is 57 days before election day.  A person may only be enrolled once on the City of Yarra’s voters’ roll.  The roll comprises a number of different types of voters, as outlined below.

Voters in State and Federal elections

Everyone enrolled to vote in State and Federal elections for a property address within Yarra is automatically enrolled to vote in Council elections.  Voting is compulsory for these people.
To update an enrolment for your current address, pick up an enrolment form from any post office, phone the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) on 13 18 32, or download a form from the VEC website via the link below.
The following people are also eligible to be enrolled for council elections, provided they are not already enrolled as a State or Federal elector for a property in Yarra:

Non-resident owners

Property owners in Yarra who are listed on Council’s rate records as not living at their property, will automatically be included on the voters’ roll.  Up to two owners in this category can be enrolled per property.  Voting is not compulsory in council elections for non-resident owners.

Other owners

Those who don’t fit into either of the above categories, e.g. Non Australian citizens, but own a property in Yarra and are aged 18 years or over as at the election date, can apply to be enrolled on the voters’ roll on the following Owners application form.  Up to two owners per property may apply.

Occupiers

Up to two occupiers of a property may apply to be enrolled in place of the owners if they pay the council rates and have the agreement of the owners.  The following is the Occupiers application form.

Corporation nominees

A corporation owning or occupying and paying council rates on a property within Yarra, may appoint either a director or company secretary to represent it on the voters’ roll by completing the Corporation owner application form or the Corporation occupier application form.  The person it appoints cannot be otherwise eligible to vote in the municipality and must be aged 18 years or over as at the election date.

Silent voters

A person may apply to have his or her address not shown on the voters’ roll.  Contact Council for further details.

 

Timeframe

New residents over the age of eighteen should enrol immediately.

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Further information

Divisional Electoral Office
Division of Batman
Shop 3, 50 Plenty Road
Preston VIC 3072
Telephone 9416 8423
Divisional Electoral Office
Division of Melbourne
Level 22, 2 Lonsdale Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Telephone 9285 7120
Governance
Richmond Town Hall
333 Bridge Road Richmond
Telephone 9205 5121
Email info@yarracity.vic.gov.au

Links

Within this site
Yarra City Council

External sites (Yarra City Council accepts no responsibility for the information or opinions contained within external sites)
Victorian Electoral Commission Includes Enrolment forms
Australian Election Commission

Information supplied by: Electronic communications & design officer - 9205 5214

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