Some ratepayers can apply to become council-enrolled voters in Moorabool Shire Council if they are:
- a property owner, occupier or represent a corporation
- 18 or older
- ·not a state-enrolled voter within the Moorabool Shire Council area.
These are known as council-enrolled voters and they fall into 3 categories.
Owner Ratepayers
You can apply to enrol in Moorabool Shire Council if you:
- ·own property and pay rates in the council area
- are 18 or older
- are not a state-enrolled voter who lives in Moorabool Shire Council.
This includes:
- Australian citizens who own a property in Moorabool Shire Council but do not live in the area (for example an investment or a holiday home)
- ·non-citizens over 18 who own a property and live in Moorabool Shire Council.
Occupier Ratepayers
You can apply to enrol in Moorabool Shire Council if you:
- pay rates for a property that you occupy but do not own
- are 18 or older
- are not a state-enrolled voter within the Moorabool Shire Council area.
Up to 2 people per property can apply to enrol.
Occupier ratepayers’ enrolment expires before the next local government general election.
If you want to continue to vote, you must apply to enrol again before the next local council general election (2028).
Moorabool Shire Council will send you an invitation when it is time to renew your enrolment.
If you were enrolled for the local council general elections in 2024, you will remain enrolled for any council by-elections up until 2028. It will be compulsory for you to vote.
Corporations
You can apply to enrol to vote on behalf of a corporation if you:
- are a director or company secretary of a corporation that pays rates (either as an owner or an occupier) in the council area
- have consented to being appointed as the corporation’s representative
- are not already a state-enrolled voter or council-enrolled voter within the Moorabool Shire Council area.
Only one person can apply to enrol as the corporation’s representative.
Corporation representatives’ enrolment expires before the next local government general election.
If you want to continue to vote, you must apply to enrol again before the next local council general election (2028).
Moorabool Shire Council will send you an invitation when it is time to renew your enrolment.
If you were enrolled for the local council general elections in 2024, you will remain enrolled for any council by-elections up until 2028. It will be compulsory for you to vote.
If you meet the criteria
If you fall into any of these categories, you can contact Council to apply to enrol.
Once you are enrolled, you must vote in future elections. If you don’t vote, you may get a fine.
Resigning your enrolment
If you don’t want to vote as a council-enrolled voter for that property anymore, you can apply to resign your enrolment.
More information
To apply to become or check if you are a council-enrolled voter in Moorabool Shire Council, contact us on 5366 7100.