Enrol
Applications to enrol to vote in the 2026 local Council elections are now OPEN.
Participating in your local Council election is one of the most direct ways you can make a difference to everyday life in your community, and voting is open to a wider range of people than State and Federal elections.
You can also vote in a local Council election if you own a rateable property in the area (regardless of whether you live in it) or represent a body corporate (business/organisation) or a group (when a property is owned by one or more parties).
If you are on the State (House of Assembly) electoral roll (within this Council area) you will automatically receive a voting pack in mid October 2026. If you are not on the State electoral roll (within this Council area) you will need to apply for inclusion on the Council supplementary roll before 5pm on Friday 31 July 2026.
If you have enrolled to vote in previous Council elections you should be aware that under the provisions of the Local Government (Elections) Act 1999 the Council supplementary voters roll expires 1 January in the year of the elections, meaning that you must submit a new application to enrol for the 2026 Council elections.
To check your enrolment details, please visit the Australian Electoral Commission.
There are three different enrolment forms, one for each category (ie for a natural person, body corporate and a group).
Form 1
Eligibility for Natural Person: Resident, Sole Owner or Sole Occupier (non-residential tenant) who is of the age of 18 or over and is a:
| Person type | Eligibility criteria |
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| Non-resident Sole Owner |
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| Non-resident Sole Occupier |
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Form 2
Eligibility by a Business or Organisation (i.e. a body corporate) which is either:
| Person type | Eligibility criteria |
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| A Sole Owner | A body corporate sole owner is an individual business or organisation that owns any type of rateable property in the Council area. |
| A Sole Occupier | A body corporate sole occupier is an individual business or organisation that occupies any type of rateable property in the Council area as a tenant. |
Form 3
Eligibility by a Group Owners or Group Occupiers
| Group type | Eligibility criteria |
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| Group Owner | When a rateable property is owned by more than one owner the right to vote belongs to the group of owners (group owner) not to each member of the group. The individual members who make up the group owner can be:
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| Group Occupier | When a rateable property is occupied by more than one occupier/tenant the right to vote belongs to the group of occupiers/tenants (group occupier) and not to each member of the group. The individual members who make up the group occupier can be:
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Authorised by Martin McCarthy, CEO, 43-51 Tanunda Road, Nuriootpa SA 5355