Local Government Elections - Enrolling to Vote

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Local Government Elections - Enrolling to Vote

Local Government Elections

Enrolling to Vote
Enrolments for the next ordinary elections on Saturday, 17 October 2009 will close on 28 August 2009. Click here to view the timetable for the 2009 ordinary elections

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To be eligible to vote in local government elections, you need to be either a resident, an eligible non-resident owner or non-resident occupier of rateable property in the local government district or a nominee of a body corporate that owns or occupies rateable property in the district or ward. You must also be correctly enrolled to vote in State or Commonwealth elections and be at least 18 years of age on election day.

1. Residents
A person who lives at an address in a local government ward or district and is correctly enrolled on the State roll for that address is a resident of the district and automatically enrolled to vote.

To check that your enrolment is up to date, contact the Western Australian Electoral Commission www.waec.wa.gov.au or phone 13 63 06.

2. Non-residents
Non-resident owners and non-resident occupiers of rateable property are not automatically enrolled. Non-residents who wish to vote in local government elections or Corporate bodies who wish to nominate people as nominees should apply to the Chief Executive Officer of their local government.

Applications are made on an Enrolment Eligibility Claim form

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2.1 Non-resident owner of rateable property
A non-resident owner is a person who owns rateable property in a local government district or ward but lives outside that local government district or ward.

To be eligible to be on the roll, a non-resident owner must be enrolled on the State or Commonwealth Government electoral roll for the address where they live.

2.2 Non-resident occupier of rateable property
A non-resident occupier is a person who leases or occupies rateable property in a local government district or ward but lives outside that local government district or ward. To be eligible to vote the person must be enrolled on the State or Commonwealth Government electoral roll where they live, and have a right of continuous occupation under a lease, tenancy agreement or other legal instrument of the property within the district where they seek a vote. The right of continuous occupation must extend for a period of at least 3 months at the time the person claims enrolment.

3. Nominees of a body corporate
A body corporate that owns or leases property in a local government district or ward may nominate as electors two people who do not reside in that district or ward and are eligible to vote in State or Commonwealth elections in respect of their residential address.