Are you eligible to vote?

You can check if you are on the State electoral roll online on the Australian Electoral Commission's website. If you do not appear on the roll and are an Australian citizen aged 18 or over, you should enrol immediately via the Australian Electoral Commission website in the sources link below.

If you are not eligible to enrol on the State electoral roll, you may still be entitled to enrol to vote if you own or occupy a property in the District Council of Grant. Contact the Council for more information on (08) 8721 0444.

Voters Roll

The voters’ roll for council elections consists of two components:

1. the House of Assembly (State) roll, and
2. the council supplementary roll.

If you are on the House of Assembly roll you will automatically receive a voting pack mailed to your registered address. If you have moved house or changed your name, you will need to complete a new enrolment form, available at:

• your local Post Office, or
• online through the Electoral Commission SA website at www.ecsa.sa.gov.au

If you are not enrolled on the House of Assembly roll you may be eligible to register on the council supplementary roll if:

• You have been resident at your current address for one month and are not on the State Electoral Roll
• You are a sole owner/occupier of rateable property
• You are NOT an Australian Citizen but you have been a resident at your current address for one month
• You are a landlord for rateable property
• You are an organisation/business owner or occupier of rateable property
• You are a group of owners or occupiers of rateable property

Enroll on the District Council of Grant Supplementary Roll

If you wish to enrol on the District Council of Grant supplementary roll to vote in the election you should complete the enrolment form relevant to your particular circumstance and submit it to Council, marked for the attention of the Rates Department. Enrollment forms are available from Council’s office at 324 Commercial Street West, Mount Gambier or via the links below.

1. Resident not on the State Electoral Role or a Sole Owner or Sole Occupier Form - where owner or occupier is a natural person.
2. Business or Organisation Sole Owner or Occupier Form - designated person is required to vote on behalf of the body corporate.
3. Owners or Group Occupiers Form - property owned or occupied by more than one person and/or business/organization (a designated person is required to vote on behalf of the Group).

Rolls close approximately 8-10 weeks prior to an election, with the Returning Officer determining the exact date. For the 2022 periodic election, the roll will close at 5pm Friday 29 July.

If you enrolled on the council supplementary roll after January 1, 2022 you will automatically receive a voting pack in the election in your area. However, you should be aware that the Local Government (Elections) Act 1999, (with the exception of the City of Adelaide) to purge the council supplementary roll on 1 January of every election year. This occurred on 1 January 2022.

All landlords, business lessees and resident non-Australian citizens are removed from the council supplementary roll and need to reapply to be enrolled in order to receive a voting pack for the November 2022 Local Government elections. Enrolment must be completed before 5pm 29 July 2022 to be eligible to vote.

Sources

For additional information, please see:

The ECSA website: https://www.ecsa.sa.gov.au/enrolment

The LGA website: https://www.lga.sa.gov.au/council-elections/enrol

Authorised by Darryl Whicker, CEO, 324 Commercial Street West, Mount Gambier, SA 5290.