Enrolment Information - 2010 Council Elections

Recent amendments to the Local Government (Elections) Act 1999, removed some of the previous automatic enrolment provisions.  Ratepayers who are not on the State Electoral roll and wish to vote in Council elections now need to apply for inclusion on the Council voters roll before each periodic election.

This means that all residents not on the State Electoral roll; including non-Australian citizens, a sole owner who lives outside the area but owns property in the Council, a sole occupier who occupies property in the Council area as a tenant but does not live at that property (a non resident occupier), bodies corporate and groups of persons will no longer be automatically included on the Council voters roll and instead will need to apply for voting entitlements. Additionally bodies corporate and groups will need to nominate a designated person who will vote (and/or nominate as a candidate) on their behalf.

The Act now also specifies that each elector can only vote once for an Area or Ward election but is entitled to vote in more than one Ward election if they have rateable property in those Wards.

To find out if you are eligible to vote please review the Electoral Commission's enrolment flyer below.

Local Government Elections 2010 - Electoral Commission SA - Enrolment Flyer PDF (78 kb)

Please find the link below to your respective 'Application for Enrolment' form which must be completed, witnessed and returned to your Council for you to be able to vote.  The LGA encourages you to enrol now for the November 2010 Council elections to have a say in your community.

Enrolment Forms

Enrolment form for Resident not on the State Electoral roll or a Sole Owner or Sole Occupier (where owner or occupiers is a person):

Local Government Elections 2010 - Council Form 1 Public (54 kb)

Enrolment form for Business or Organisation Sole Owner or Occupier (Body Corporate):

A designated person is required to vote on behalf of the body corporate.

Local Government Elections 2010 - Enrolment Form 2 - Public (55 kb)

Enrolment form for Group of Owners or Occupiers (property owned or occupied by more than one person and/or business/organisation):

A designated person is required to vote on behalf of the group.

Local Government Elections 2010 - Enrolment Form 3 - Public (55 kb)