Voters Roll - Form J

Request to Vary Non-Resident Occupier Enrolment

City of Melbourne Act 2001, Section 9F

This form is to be used where a rateable property is jointly occupied by more than two people and the occupiers wish to change which occupiers are enrolled to vote in Melbourne City Council elections.

To be eligible you must: 

• be 18 years old, or will turn 18 on or before the next Melbourne City Council elections day

• jointly occupy (with other individuals) a rateable property in the City of Melbourne

• not reside in the City of Melbourne

You do not need to be an Australian citizen.

How to enrol: 

Complete this form and statutory declaration, sign, and submit.

For further information or assistance please call 1300 735 427  or email  elections@melbourne.vic.gov.au.

Voting in Melbourne City Council elections is compulsory for every enrolled voter.

Please note: 

1. For this application to be effective we must receive it before the roll closes for the next Melbourne City Council elections.

2. All occupiers of the rateable property must be listed, and one occupier must sign the authorisation.

3. The authorising occupier cannot be one of the two people applying to be enrolled for the property.

4. The name of each person to be removed from the voters’ roll must be listed for this form to have effect.

5. The full details of each person applying to be enrolled must be provided, including their date of birth, and each applicant must sign the declaration.

6. A rateable property is a property on which the City of Melbourne charges municipal rates.

7. To be an occupier you must have an ongoing and exclusive right of use of an area.

8. If a corporation is the sole occupier of the property, please refer to Form A – Enrolment of Corporation Representatives.

9. If the property is occupied jointly with other people and corporations, please refer to Form B - Enrolment of Joint Owners’ or Joint Occupiers’ Representatives.

Privacy statement : Information provided on this form is collected for the purposes of compiling the voters’ roll and conducting council elections. The voters’ roll will only show the address of the property owned/occupied along with the appointed voters’ names and postal addresses. It will not show any other details about the owners, occupiers or corporation appointed voters. Voters’ rolls will not include dates of birth. If provided, email and mobile contact information may be utilised regarding processing this application and for the purpose of delivering notifications and voting reminders for elections. Voters’ rolls are only available for purposes connected with council elections, to enable the council to communicate with voters in regard to council functions or for a public interest purpose approved by the Victorian Information Commissioner. Sections 11F and 11G of the City of Melbourne Act 2001 require that the certified voters’ roll be available for public inspection until one month after elections day. Candidates may use copies of the voters’ roll for elections purposes only.

List the names of all joint occupiers of the rateable property:

Surname: *

Given names: *

Surname: *

Given names: *

Surname: *

Given names: *

Surname:

Given names:

The name of each person to be removed from the voters’ roll must be listed on this form to have effect.

Surname: *

Given names: *

Surname:

Given names:

Please note: 

You will need to provide an email address below for both occupiers’ requesting to be enrolled.

Upon submission, an email will be sent to occupier 1 with a link to complete their contact details in Form J.

Once they have submitted, occupier 2 will receive an email with a link to complete their contact details in Form J.

This application is open for two (2) weeks from initial submission, after which time the application will need to be restarted. All parties need to complete and sign this form within the time period.

Please note:

You will need to provide an email address for the occupier requesting to be enrolled.

Upon submission, an email will be sent to the occupier with a link to complete their contact details in Form J.

This application is open for two (2) weeks from initial submission, after which time the application will need to be restarted. All parties need to complete and sign this form within the time period.

Requesting to be enrolled - Occupier 1

Requesting to be enrolled - Occupier 2