About: Eligible electors are residents of the City who are able to vote in Commonwealth elections and are listed on the State and Commonwealth electoral rolls as at 5.00pm Wednesday, 28 January 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.
How to Enrol: If you are enrolled on the State Electoral Roll, you are automatically enrolled on the corresponding Local Government Roll. To check your enrolment, visit the
WAEC website. Enrolments and changes to enrolments close 57 days prior to polling day.
Expiry of Eligibility: Not Applicable.
About: These are people who own property within the City of Melville and rent/lease it out (do not live at the property).
How to Enrol: To enrol to vote in a local election, a Form 2 (linked below) must be completed.
Expiry of Eligibility: Once they have enrolled, they will continue to be enrolled until they no longer own the property.
About: These are people who are not residents of the City of Melville (the City) and do not own property within the City, but may occupy a property (e.g. leasing a commercial property)
How to Enrol: To enrol to vote in a local election, a Form 2A (linked below) must be completed. Additionally, evidence of their right of occupation will need to be included in the application.
Expiry of Eligibility: They will need to re-enroll every 2 elections. We strongly encourage these people to contact us to check their enrolment status.
About: These are more than two people who own a property within the City of Melville and rent/lease it out (do not live at the property).
How to Enrol: To enrol to vote in a local election, a Form 2 and Form 2B (linked below) must be completed.
Expiry of Eligibility: Once they have enrolled, they will continue to be enrolled until they no longer own the property.
About: These are more than two people who are not residents of the City of Melville (the City) and do not own property within the City, but may occupy a property (e.g. leasing a commercial property).
How to Enrol: To enrol to vote in a local election, a Form 2A and Form 2B (linked below) must be completed. Additionally, evidence of their right of occupation will need to be included in the application.
Expiry of Eligbility: These people will need to re-nominate and re-enroll every 2 elections. We strongly encourage these people to contact us to check their enrolment status.
About: These are are business or association who owns property within the City of Melville. The body corporate owners can nominate up to two people to enrol to vote on behalf of their body corporate.
How to Enrol: To enrol to vote in a local election, a Form 2 and Form 2C (linked below) must be completed.
Expiry of Eligibility: Once they have enrolled, they will continue to be enrolled until they no longer own the property.
About: These are are business or association who does not own a property within the City of Melville but may occupy one (through a lease etc.). The body corporate owners can nominate up to two people to enrol to vote on behalf of their body corporate.
How to Enrol: To enrol to vote in a local election, a Form 2A and Form 2C (linked below) must be completed.
Expiry of Eligbility: These people will need to re-nominate and re-enroll every 2 elections. We strongly encourage these people to contact us to check their enrolment status.