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.
Special enrolment conditions
Go to our special enrolment conditions page for more information
Check, enrol or update
Choose one of the following options:
- Check my enrolment
- Enrol online (use this AEC link if you are enrolling for the first time or to get back on the roll)
- Update my details online (use this AEC link if you are updating your details, such as change of name, postal or residential address, mobile phone etc)
- Print a PDF enrolment form (you can complete the AEC form online then print, scan and send your form to the AEC)
- Pick up an enrolment form at any AEC office or Electoral Commission SA
- Call us on 1300 655 232 and we will send you an enrolment form.
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
