Are you just about to turn 18?
Have you moved house?
Have you recently married, divorced, or changed your name?
Make sure you can have your say by enrolling to vote. Unless the Australian Electoral Commission, who maintain the Electoral Roll, have your correct enrolment, you won't be able to participate in elections.
Enrolling to vote makes sure that you'll be able to have your say in Federal, State and local elections, which determine who represent you in Government. It's important for democracy that every Australian enrols.
Some facts and myths:
- If you haven't been enrolled for a while, you won't be punished when you do enrol.
- If you don't enrol before election day, you won't be able to vote in that election.
- If you don't have a fixed address, for instance if you're homeless, you can still enrol to vote.
- If you are 17 years old, you can enrol, but you won't be allowed to vote until you turn 18.
- If you were a British subject on the electoral roll before 25 January 1984, you can still enrol to vote.
- If you're disabled and can't sign a form or attend a polling station, you can still enrol and vote.
More information and the enrolment form is available at the AEC website here.