Duration: Half day
Investment: $385 incl GST
Delivery: Face 2 Face & Webinar

 

Target Audience

Governance and Rates Officers
  

 

Overview

Under the provisions of the Local Government (Elections) Act 1999 the council supplementary voters roll expires and is purged from 1 January in the year of the periodic elections. Ratepayers who are not on the House of Assembly electoral roll for the council area and wish to vote in council elections are required to lodge a new application for enrolment. Councils must prepare a fresh roll and provide it to the Electoral Commission to merge with the House of Assembly roll.

 

Key Learnings

• The voters roll (including the purging and new enrolment requirements)
• Qualifications for enrolment
• Procedures relevant to an election
• Key dates for the 2018 periodic elections
• Voting entitlements
• Availability of the voters roll
• Dealing with voting papers including declaration votes and scrutiny of the votes
• Interaction with the office of the State Electoral Commissioner

 

Additional Information

For further information about the content of this program or to enquire about having this program brought ‘In-House’ to your council or to a ‘Council Hub’ near you please contact LGA Training on 8224 2000 or at training@lga.sa.gov.au.
 
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