The rules for council-enrolled voters have changed and ratepayers who may be eligible to vote at the 2024 local council general elections are invited to participate in a survey.
What has changed?
In previous elections:
- property owners who didn't live in the area would be automatically enrolled - now you must apply if you want to vote in the 2024 and future local council elections and by-elections
- it was not compulsory to vote - now you must vote if you are on the roll or you may get a fine.
VEC survey
Council is helping the VEC with a survey of electors who are eligible to become council-enrolled voters for the 2024 elections. Feedback via the survey will help the VEC plan and improve voting services. It will measure the level of knowledge about new enrolment requirements, and how many electors will likely apply to enrol as council-enrolled voters. This will in turn help to inform decisions around election service delivery, costs and communication leading up to the elections.
The survey has 7 questions which ask about your knowledge and intention to vote at the 2024 local council elections. It will take no more than 10 minutes to complete. Your participation is entirely voluntary, and all survey responses will be anonymous and used only for research purposes. To complete the survey, provided by the VEC’s Microsoft Customer Voice platform, click on the tab below. The survey will remain open until 12 January 2024.
Complete the survey