Enrolment

Why should I enrol to vote?

Enrolling to vote is important because it allows you to have a say in who will represent you at Federal, State and local levels of government. Each level of government has responsibilities that may affect you and your community.

To vote in Federal, State and local council elections, you must be correctly enrolled on the electoral roll. The electoral roll is a list of electors' names and addresses that is used to determine who can vote at elections. It is formed from the enrolment database, which also includes people's date of birth and gender.

How do I enrol or update my details?

Enrolling is easy, and you only need to enrol once to vote at Federal, State and local council elections. All you need to do is complete and return an enrolment form.

Completed enrolment forms may be returned by mail, faxed to (03) 9277 7126 or hand-delivered to one of the Australian Electoral Commission's Victorian Divisional Offices.

You can also obtain an enrolment form by:

picking one up from any post office;

picking one up from the VEC office at Level 8, 505 Little Collins Street, Melbourne; or

having one sent to you by calling 13 18 32.

Always remember to fill out a new enrolment form each time your details or address change. You will not be able to vote if you have changed your address and have not updated your enrolment within three months immediately before election day.

Special enrolment options are available if you:

have difficulty getting to a voting centre on election day;

are living or travelling overseas;

don't want your address to appear on the roll for safety reasons;

are homeless or have no fixed address; or

are working in Antarctica.

There are also additional categories of enrolment for:

local council elections

Federal elections (external link)

Do I have to enrol?

Yes. It is compulsory to enrol if you are:

an Australian citizen (or British subject who was on an Australian electoral roll on 26 January 1984 and - for Victorian elections only - if you were a British subject enrolled between 26 October 1983 and 25 January 1984 inclusive);

aged 18 years or over; and

have lived at your current address in Victoria for at least one month.

You also need to fill out an enrolment form if you have changed your postal address.

Who has access to my enrolment information?

Protecting the privacy of electors is very important to the VEC, and the VEC has developed a Privacy Policy to protect enrolment information. The Electoral Act 2002 (Victoria) requires the VEC to make certain information available to particular stakeholders. The Electoral Act provides that the VEC may also make information available to certain individuals and organisations if the public interest in providing the requested information outweighs the public interest in protecting the privacy of personal information in the particular circumstances. You can find out who has been provided with electoral enrolment information. Electors who don't want their details on the roll for safety reasons may apply to be a silent elector.

For more information, download an information booklet that clearly details how a Victorian elector's enrolment information is collected, used and disclosed, by both the VEC and the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC). This includes exchanges of information between the VEC and AEC.

Am I currently enrolled correctly?

You can check your current enrolment online for the State roll. You can also find the correct electorates and municipality for any address.

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