Local council elections will be held in NSW on Saturday, September 14 and voting is compulsory for all eligible voters.
Acting NSW Electoral Commissioner Matt Phillips said thousands of young NSW residents would have recently become eligible to enrol to vote.
“If you are 17 and will be 18 on or before election day this year, you can provisionally enrol now and be ready to vote in September,” he said.
“It’s quick and easy to do online. Go to elections.nsw.gov.au to find out how to enrol and for information on voting in NSW.”
Mr Phillips said NSW could be proud of its high enrolment rate but they wanted everyone who was eligible, to be ready to have their say in the NSW local council elections.
It is compulsory to enrol to vote in NSW if you are eligible and aged 18 or over. All you need to enrol is a driver’s licence or similar identification document or you can have someone who is already enrolled confirm your identity.
“If you are not yet enrolled, I encourage you to do so as soon as possible,” he said.
Must enrol to vote if eligible
EVERYONE eligible to vote is being urged to make sure they are enrolled ahead of this year’s local council elections.