Residents and owners
If you rent a house or apartment in the City of Melbourne, you must vote in the Council elections once you are enrolled. You just need a signed rental agreement and to have lived there for one month or more.
If you are an international student, you can vote. You do not need to be a citizen. You just need to rent a house or apartment in the City of Melbourne under a rental agreement.
If you own a house or apartment in the City of Melbourne and live in it or live somewhere else in Australia or overseas, you must vote in the Council elections once you are enrolled.
You can own the property by yourself or share ownership.
You just need to have owned the property for one month and be 18 years old or older.
If you have moved into the City of Melbourne in the past four years, you might not be enrolled so you need to check your enrolment.
If you are an Australian citizen, the best way to quickly check if you are enrolled is to visit the Victorian Electoral Commission website.
If you are enrolled, you do not need to do anything. A ballot pack will be mailed to you when it is time to vote.
If you are not enrolled or are not sure if you are enrolled, you can call our City of Melbourne Elections Support Team on 1300 735 427 or email elections@melbourne.vic.gov.au
Complete the following form/s to enrol, change your enrolment or update your personal details on the roll:
Property owners
If you live in Australia, you must vote in the 2024 Council Elections. Council uses its records to enrol up to two owners of a rateable property. Failure to vote may result in a fine.
If you live overseas, you are eligible to vote in the 2024 Council elections but must register your enrolment to vote.
- Complete Form C – Enrolment Application from Property Owner to register your enrolment. The form is available as a printable version (PDF) or as a Word document (DOCX).
- Complete Form I – Request to Vary Non-Resident Owner Enrolment to change the enrolment for your property. The form is available as a printable version (PDF) or as a Word document (DOCX).
If you would like to be excluded from voting because you are living overseas, please email our City of Melbourne Elections Support Team at elections@melbourne.vic.gov.au
Renters
If you are living in the City of Melbourne under a rental agreement, you are eligible to vote in the 2024 Council elections. Australian citizens are automatically enrolled by the Victorian Electoral Commission. Non-citizens can submit a form to enrol to vote.
Once enrolled, you must vote in the 2024 Council elections, or you may be fined.
Up to two renters under a rental agreement are permitted to be enrolled per property. Each person gets one vote.
- Complete Form D – Enrolment Application from Property Occupier to register your enrolment. The form is available as a printable version (PDF) or as a Word document (DOCX).
- Complete Form J – Request to Vary Non-Resident Occupier Enrolment to change the enrolment for your rental. The form is available as a printable version (PDF) or as a Word document (DOCX).
Update your details
- Complete Form G – Enrolment Correction if you would like to change your personal details or mailing address. The form is available as a printable version (PDF) or as a Word document (DOCX).
