Nominating
Nominations for the 2008 local council elections closed at 12.00 noon on Tuesday, 28 October.
To be eligible to nominate as a candidate in the local council elections you must be on the electoral roll in the municipality for which you are nominating and be an Australian citizen (or a British subject who was on the roll on January 26 1984). Information on disqualifications can be found in the Candidate Handbooks.
If you have nominated for the City of Melbourne, you must contact your Returning Officer to obtain forms for statements, group voting tickets, group registration or indication of preferences.
Candidate statement and indication of preferences forms
Information on proportional representation
Candidate electoral material
Candidate Handbooks
Other resources available to candidates
Crimestoppers
Councils
View the video by clicking below or have a DVD sent to you by contacting the Returning Officer for your council.
You will need Adobe Flash Player to view this video.
A detailed description of the example election used in the video can also be downloaded. The VEC suggests reading the description after or while watching the video.
You need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF files or Microsoft Word to view DOC files. If you would prefer a hard copy, please contact the VEC.
All election material must include an authorisation.
The authorisation must detail the name and address (PO boxes are not acceptable) of the person authorising the material. Candidates can authorise their own material. Car stickers, clothing, lapel badges, fridge magnets, balloons and stationary are exempt from authorisations.
You need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF files or Microsoft Word to view DOC files. If you would prefer a hard copy, please contact the VEC.
The VEC has also prepared a spreadsheet with the numbers of resident voters and properties (Excel, 64 KB) in every ward or municipality in Victoria as at 2 September 2008.
The VEC has produced a series of information booklets covering various aspects of local council elections:
You need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF files and Microsoft Excel to view Excel files. If you would prefer a hard copy, please contact the VEC.
Fraudulent voting, theft of mail and falsely reporting crimes carry severe penalties.
indicates a postal election
indicates an attendance election
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To be eligible to nominate as a candidate in the local council elections you must be on the electoral roll in the municipality for which you are nominating and be an Australian citizen (or a British subject who was on the roll on January 26 1984). Information on disqualifications can be found in the Candidate Handbooks.
If you have nominated for the City of Melbourne, you must contact your Returning Officer to obtain forms for statements, group voting tickets, group registration or indication of preferences.
Candidate statement and indication of preferences forms
Information on proportional representation
Candidate electoral material
Candidate Handbooks
Other resources available to candidates
Crimestoppers
Councils
Candidate statement and indication of preferences forms
The deadline for submitting candidate statement and indication of preference forms for all councils has now passed.Information on proportional representation
The VEC has prepared a short video (6.08 minutes) called "Introduction to Proportional Representation for Victorian Local Council Elections". The video is designed to help candidates (and others) understand how votes are counted using proportional representation.View the video by clicking below or have a DVD sent to you by contacting the Returning Officer for your council.
You will need Adobe Flash Player to view this video.
A detailed description of the example election used in the video can also be downloaded. The VEC suggests reading the description after or while watching the video.
PDF version (115 KB) | DOC version (361 KB)
You need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF files or Microsoft Word to view DOC files. If you would prefer a hard copy, please contact the VEC.
Candidate electoral material
Candidates can produce, publish and distribute election material provided it does not mislead or deceive a voter in relation to casting their vote, or induce them to vote in a manner that is against the instructions on a ballot paper.All election material must include an authorisation.
The authorisation must detail the name and address (PO boxes are not acceptable) of the person authorising the material. Candidates can authorise their own material. Car stickers, clothing, lapel badges, fridge magnets, balloons and stationary are exempt from authorisations.
Candidate Handbooks
The Candidate Handbooks contain detailed information on the election process:Attendance Election Candidate HandbookIf you are not sure whether your council is holding its election by attendance or postal voting , see the list below.
PDF version (393 KB) | DOC version (455 KB)
Postal Election Candidate Handbook
PDF version (389 KB) | DOC version (418 KB)
City of Melbourne Leadership Team Candidate Handbook
PDF version (374 KB) | DOC version (532 KB)
City of Melbourne Councillors Candidate Handbook
PDF version (406 KB) | DOC version (552 KB)
You need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF files or Microsoft Word to view DOC files. If you would prefer a hard copy, please contact the VEC.
Other resources available to candidates
After nominating, candidates will be supplied with:- an electronic roll of all the voters in their electorate, in a spreadsheet and a print-ready format;
- print-ready files for printing address labels for non-resident and resident voters in their electorate; and
- a list of streets in their ward, showing street numbers where a street crosses a ward boundary.
The VEC has also prepared a spreadsheet with the numbers of resident voters and properties (Excel, 64 KB) in every ward or municipality in Victoria as at 2 September 2008.
The VEC has produced a series of information booklets covering various aspects of local council elections:
Vote Counting Systems (PDF, 1672 KB)
Counting Arrangements (PDF, 886 KB)
Electoral Advertising and Campaign Material (PDF, 1114 KB)
Roll Preparation (PDF, 1413 KB)
Ballot Paper Scanning (PDF, 712 KB)
New Initiatives (PDF, 693 KB)
Structural Overview and Key Dates (PDF, 699 KB)
Ballot Paper Tracking (Postal Elections) (PDF, 2302 KB)
Ballot Paper Tracking (Attendance Elections) (PDF, 1595 KB)
You need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF files and Microsoft Excel to view Excel files. If you would prefer a hard copy, please contact the VEC.
Crimestoppers
If you see any suspicious activity, such as people removing items from letterboxes along your street or within your housing complex, please ring Crimestoppers immediately on 1800 333 000.Fraudulent voting, theft of mail and falsely reporting crimes carry severe penalties.
Councils
Select your municipality from the list below for nomination information specific to your municipality. indicates a postal election indicates an attendance electionA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z