Voting
In a council election, there are two types of voters:
- State-enrolled voters
- Council-enrolled voters
You can only vote once in Murrindindi Shire. If you are a state-enrolled voter, that is the enrolment you use to vote. See below more information on the two types of voters.
State-enrolled voters
You must enrol and vote if you:
- are 18 years or older
- are an Australian citizen
- have lived at your address for longer than one month
You can enrol, check or update your enrolment on the VEC website.
Council-enrolled voters
Council-enrolled voters include ratepayers who are property owners, occupiers or corporations.
You can apply to become a council-enrolled voter directly with Murrindindi Shire Council if you are:
- 18 years or older
- a property owner, occupier or represent a corporation
- not a State-enrolled voter within the council area
If you are on the council roll, you must vote. If you don't vote, you may get a fine.
The rules for council-enrolled voters have changed, so it's a good idea to read this carefully. The different enrolment categories are explained below.
Owner Ratepayer
You can apply to enrol directly with Murrindindi Shire Council if you:
- own a property and pay rates in Murrindindi Shire
- are 18 or over
- are not a state-enrolled voter who lives in Murrindindi Shire
Once you are enrolled, you will stay enrolled and you must vote in all local council elections, including by-elections for Murrindindi Shire Council. If you don't vote, you may get a fine.
If you don’t want to vote for that property anymore, you can apply to Council to take you off the Council roll. If you sell your property, your Council enrolment will automatically become invalid.
A maximum of two owners can apply to enrol for any one property.
To enrol, please complete and submit your application form. You can download the form here(PDF, 65KB) and submit to rates@murrindindi.vic.gov.au
If you are enrolling to vote in the 2024 Murrindindi Shire Council election, applications must be received by 7 August 2024.
Occupier ratepayer
You can apply to enrol directly with Murrindindi Shire Council if you:
- pay rates for a property that you occupy but do not own
- are 18 years or older
- are not a state-enrolled voter
To enrol, please complete and submit your application form. You can download the form here(PDF, 67KB) and submit to rates@murrindindi.vic.gov.au
If you are enrolling to vote in the 2024 Murrindindi Shire Council election, applications must be received by 7 August 2024.
In previous local council general elections it was not compulsory to vote, now you must vote if you are on the roll or you may get a fine for the 2024 local council general elections and for by elections after this.
For more information on enrolling to vote as an Occupier ratepayer, visit the VEC website.
Corporation
You can apply to enrol to vote on behalf of a corporation if you:
- are the director or company secretary of a corporation that pays rates (either as an owner or an occupier) in Murrindindi Shire
- have consented to being appointed as the corporation's representative
- are not already a state-enrolled voter or council-enrolled voter for Murrindindi Shire
To enrol, please complete and submit your application form. You can download the form here(PDF, 71KB) and submit to rates@murrindindi.vic.gov.au
If you are enrolling to vote in the 2024 Murrindindi Shire Council election, applications must be received by 7 August 2024.
In previous local council general elections it was not compulsory for corporate representatives to vote–now you must vote if you are enrolled or you may get a fine for the 2024 local council general elections and for by-elections after this.
For more information on enrolling to vote as a Corporation, visit the VEC website.
Hard copies of each application form are available to collect from
- Alexandra Library - 49 Grant Street
- Alexandra Customer Service - 28 Perkins Street
- Kinglake Library and Customer Service - 19 Whittlesea-Kinglake Rd
- Yea Library and Customer Service - 15 The Semi Circle
- Mobile Library and Customer Service - click here to view the Mobile Library timetable
If you are enrolling to vote in the 2024 Murrindindi Shire Council election, applications must be received by 7 August 2024.
For further information contact Council by calling (03) 5772 0333 or email rates@murrindindi.vic.gov.au