Barunga West Council supplementary election

Published 25th September 2024
A supplementary election will be necessary to fill two vacancies of Area Councillor.

Enrolment:

The electoral roll for the supplementary election closes at 5 pm on Friday 30 August 2024.

If you are correctly enrolled for state elections in South Australia, you are automatically included on the council voters roll and will receive ballot papers through the post.

If you need to check or update your enrolment for future elections, you can choose one of the following options:

Council Supplementary Roll:

If you are not enrolled on the state electoral roll you may be eligible to register on the council supplementary roll if you are:

  • A resident or a non-Australian citizen who has lived at your residential address for one month or more
  • An owner of an organisation or business
  • An owner of a holiday home
  • A sole owner, or group of owners, of a rateable property
  • A sole occupier, or group of occupiers, of a rateable property
  • A landlord of rateable property

In accordance with section 15(5a) of the Local Government (Elections) Act 1999, council must purge the council's supplementary roll on 1 January of every election year. Therefore, all landlords, organisations, business owners or occupiers, and resident non-Australian citizens, must re-enrol from January 1 of every election year to be eligible to vote, with the exception of the City of Adelaide.

If you are unsure whether you are enrolled on the council supplementary roll, contact the Barunga West Council 8635 2107.

Timetable:

EventDate
Close of rolls5pm Friday 30 August 2024
Nominations openThursday 26 September 2024
Nominations close12noon Thursday 10 October 2024
Draw for positions on the ballot paper2pm Thursday 10 October 2024
First campaign donation return dueThursday 17 October 2024 to Thursday 24 October 2024
Mailout of materialsTuesday 29 October 2024 to Monday 4 November 2024
Last day for re-issue of voting materials5pm Monday 18 November 2024
Close of voting (polling day)12noon Monday 25 November 2024
Scrutiny and countTuesday 26 November 2024 (tentative)
Second campaign donation return dueWithin 30 days of the 'conclusion of the election