Extraordinary Election
Posted on: Friday, 23 January 2009 at 2:19:53 PM
SHIRE OF KELLERBERRIN
EXTRAORDINARY ELECTION
Friday, 27 March 2009
ENROLLING TO VOTE
You may be eligible to be enrolled to vote at the Shire of Kellerberrin Extraordinary Election on 27 March 2009 if you reside in or are an owner or occupier of rateable property in the district of the Shire of Kellerberrin.
RESIDENTS
You are automatically enrolled to vote if you are on the State Electoral roll as at 5.00 p.m. on Thursday, 5th February 2009. If you are not already on the State Electoral Roll and you meet the eligibility criteria, a claim for enrolment should be made to any Divisional Returning Officer of the Australian Electoral Commission in
Western Australia. Forms are available from any of these offices, all post offices or the Western Australian Electoral Commission and must be completed and reach a Divisional Returning Officer by 5.00 p.m. Thursday, 5 February 2009.
NON-RESIDENT OWNERS AND OCCUPIERS
If you are a non-resident owner or occupier of rateable property in your Local Government area and are on the State or Commonwealth Electoral Roll, you are eligible to enrol to vote. If you are not on the State or Commonwealth Electoral Roll and own or occupy rateable property in a particular Local Government, you may be eligible to enrol to vote. Please contact the particular Local Government for details. Owners who were on the last roll of the Local Government continue to retain that status until they cease to own the rateable properties to which the enrolment relates. Occupiers do not have continuous enrolment and should contact the Shire of Kellerberrin to confirm their enrolment status.
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 on either the State or Commonwealth Electoral Roll to enrol as owner/occupier electors.
ENROLMENT FORMS
Enrolment claim forms can be obtained from the Shire of Kellerberrin and should be lodged with the particular Returning Officer by 5.00 p.m. Friday, 5th February 2009.
If you need any further information, please contact the Kellerberrin Shire Office (08) 9045 4006.
FRANK PECZKA
RETURNING OFFICER
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