Local Government Extraordinary Elections - Results - 24.01.2024
Local Government Extraordinary Elections
Local Government exrtraordinary elections will be held on Friday 8 March 2024.
Local Government - Call for Nominations
Nominations Open on Wednesday, 17 January 2024
Nominations Close at 4.00pm Wednesday, 24 January 2024
Nominations must be lodged with the Returning Officer:
• at any time during the above period by arrangement; or
• between 2.00pm and 4.00pm Wednesday, 24 January 2024 (close of nominations) at the Shire of Three Springs.
To be eligible to vote in the upcoming extraordinary election individuals need to ensure that they are on the electoral role. For local government elections, rolls close at 5.00 pm, 50 days prior to polling day. All electors should check their enrolment details are up to date before rolls close Close of Enrolments
If the number of candidates is equal to the number of vacancies, the candidate is elected unopposed. If there are more candidates than vacancies, then the election will proceed. For more detailed information visit https://www.elections.wa.gov.au/elections/local
Council Member, Committee Members and Applicants Code of Conduct
Local government Extraordinary elections are happening in Three Springs on 8 March 2024 and you must be on the electoral roll by 5pm Thursday, 11 January 2024 to vote in these elections.
Enrolling to vote or updating your enrolment details is really important if you have:
- moved house
- become an Australian citizen
- turned 18
- changed your name
- not yet enrolled to vote, or
- are unsure if your enrolment details are correct.
Enrol to vote or check/update your enrolment details at Enrol | Western Australian Electoral Commission (elections.wa.gov.au).
LOCAL GOVERNMENT EXTRAORDINARY ELECTION
CLOSE OF ENROLMENTS
Shire of Three Springs
ROLL CLOSE: 5.00pm Thursday, 11 January 2024
You may be eligible to be enrolled to vote in the local government extraordinary election on 8 March 2024 if you live in or are an owner or occupier of rateable property in the Shire of Three Springs.
Residents
You are automatically enrolled to vote if you are on the State Electoral Roll as at 5.00pm Thursday, 11 January 2024. If you are not already on the State Electoral Roll and meet the eligibility criteria, or if you have changed address recently, you must complete an enrolment form.
Enrolment Forms
You can enrol or update your details online, or download an enrolment form, via the Western Australian Electoral Commission website (www.elections.wa.gov.au/enrol). Forms are also available from the Australian Electoral Commission (http://www.aec.gov.au/). Enrolments and updates must be completed and received by 5.00pm Thursday, 11 January 2024.
Non-Resident Owners and Occupiers
If you are a non-resident owner or occupier of rateable property in the Shire of Three Springs and are on the State or Commonwealth Electoral Roll, you are eligible to enrol to vote. If you are not on the State or Commonwealth Electoral Roll and own or occupy rateable property in the Shire of Three Springs you may be eligible to enrol to vote. This applies if you were on the last electoral roll for the Shire of Three Springs prior to May 1996 and have owned or occupied rateable property in the district continuously since this time. Please contact your local government for details. Owners of land who were on the last Local Government roll continue to retain that status until they cease to own the rateable property to which the enrolment relates. Occupiers do not have continuous enrolment and should contact the Shire of Three Springs to confirm their enrolment status. To be eligible to enrol as an occupier, you will need to have a right of continuous occupation under a lease, tenancy agreement or other legal instrument for at least the next three months following the date of the application to enrol.
Joint Owners and Occupiers
If a rateable property is owned or occupied by more than two people, a majority of the owners/occupiers may nominate two persons from amongst themselves who are on either the State or Commonwealth Electoral Roll, to enrol as owner/occupier electors.
Corporations
A body corporate that owns or occupies rateable property may nominate two people who are on either the State or Commonwealth Electoral Roll to enrol as owner/occupier electors.
Enrolment Forms – Non-Resident Owners and Occupiers Only
Enrolment forms can be obtained from local governments and must be lodged with the Chief Executive Officer by 5.00pm Thursday, 11 January 2024. Further information can be obtained from the Shire of Three Springs.
ROBERT KENNEDY
ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER
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