Published on Friday, 22 May 2026 at 9:00:00 AM
ROLL CLOSE: 5:00 PM Thursday 04 June 2026
You may be eligible to be enrolled to vote in the local government elections on 31 July 2026 if you live in or are an owner or occupier of rateable property in the Shire of Wandering.
Residents
You are automatically enrolled to vote if you are on the State Electoral Roll as at 5:00pm Thursday 04 June 2026. If you are not already on the State Electoral Roll and meet the eligibility criteria, or if you have changed address recently, you must complete an enrolment form.
Enrolment Forms
You can enrol or update your details online, or download an enrolment form, via the Western Australian Electoral Commission website (www.elections.wa.gov.au/enrol). Forms are also available from the Australian Electoral Commission (www.aec.gov.au) Enrolments and updates must be completed and received by 5:00pm Thursday 04 June 2026.
Non-Resident Owners and Occupiers
If you are a non-resident owner or occupier of rateable property in the Shire of Wandering and are on the State of Commonwealth Electoral Roll, you are eligible to enrol to vote. Owners of land who were on the last Local Government roll continue to retain their status until they cease to own the rateable property to which the enrolment relates. Occupiers do not have continuous enrolment and should contact the Shire of Wandering to confirm their enrolment status. To be eligible to enrol as an occupier, you will need to have a right of continuous occupation under a lease, tenancy agreement or other legal instrument for at least the next three months following the date of application to enrol and have paid rent for at least the prescribed amount.
Joint Owners and Occupiers
If a rateable property is owned or occupied by more than two people, a majority of the owners/occupiers may nominate two persons from amongst themselves who are on either the State or Commonwealth Electoral Roll, to enrol as owner/occupier electors.
Corporations
A body corporate that owns or occupies rateable property may nominate two people who are officers of the body corporate that are on either the State or Commonwealth Electoral Role to enrol as owner/occupier electors.
Enrolment Forms – Non- Resident Owners and Occupiers Only
Enrolment forms can be obtained from the Shire office and must be lodged with the Chief Executive Officer by 5:00pm Thursday 04 June 2026. Further information can be obtained from the Shire of Wandering.
DR ALISTAIR PINTO
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
SHIRE OF WANDERING
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