Enrol
The next periodic elections will be held in April 2027
Enrolling to vote is the first step towards participating in the Council Elections. Council Elections are open to a broader range of people than state elections.
You must be enrolled to be eligible to nominate to become a candidate, and to vote in the council elections.
Enrolment Forms
The form you need to enrol will vary depending on your circumstances. We've developed a simple guide to help. Click on the link below or read on for more detailed information.
If you are on the State (House of Assembly) electoral roll (within the City of Victor Harbor) you will automatically receive a voting pack in mid-March 2027. If you are not on the State electoral roll (within the City of Victor Harbor) you will need to apply for inclusion on the voters roll before Monday, 4 January 2027.
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 voters roll expires from 1 January in the year of the elections, meaning that you must submit a new application to enrol for the 2027 council elections. If you have already registered on the voters roll will not be purges on 1 January 2027.
There are three different enrolment forms, one for each category (i.e. for a non-resident natural person, a body corporate and a group).
A non-resident sole owner is a person who owns property in the Council area, is the only owner of the relevant property and does not live in the property.A non-resident sole occupier is a person who occupies property in the Council area as a tenant and does not live in that property.
A body corporate sole owner is an individual business, organisation or community corporation that owns any type of rateable property in the Council area.
A body corporate sole occupier is an individual business or organisation that occupies any type ofrateable property in the Council area as a tenant.
Form 3 (Group Owners or Group Occupiers)
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:
- businesses or organisations (bodies corporate); or
- individual people (natural persons); or
- a combination of businesses, organisations and people (bodies corporate and natural persons).
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:
- businesses or organisations (bodies corporate); or
- individual people (natural persons); or
- a combination of businesses, organisations and people (bodies corporate and natural persons).
Not sure what form to use?
We're here to help! Contact the City of Victor Harbor on (08) 8551 0500, email localgov@victor.sa.gov.au or drop into the Civic Centre (1 Bay Road, Victor Harbor) to chat to our team.
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