The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) maintains the electoral roll for South Australia. 

Local Government Council Elections – Update

The next periodic local government council elections will now be held in April 2027 (previously scheduled for November 2026).

Eligibility

You are eligible to enrol and vote if you:
  • are an Australian citizen, or a British subject who was enrolled on 25 January 1984*
  • are 18 years or older, and
  • have lived at your address for at least one month.

* South Australian electors are eligible to enrol and vote if they were a British subject enrolled between 26 October 1983 and 25 January 1984 inclusive.

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Please note that you cannot enrol or update your details over the phone or by post.

If you are going overseas for a short period of time and plan to return to your address in Australia you can advise the Australian Electoral Commission of your absence. If you are unsure whether you will be returning to Australia, you may request that your name be removed from the electoral roll. *special enrolment condition 

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