With nominations having opened for the forthcoming Local Government elections, Electoral Commissioner David Kerslake is urging Western Australians to consider standing for their local council.

“The Commission is pleased by the number of councils who have entrusted us with running their elections, and we will be even more pleased to see an increase in the number of candidate nominations”, Mr Kerslake said.

All 139 Western Australian councils go to the polls in October, with the Western Australian Electoral Commission responsible for running 89 of those.

Enrolment for the 2017 Local government elections is closing at 5.00 pm this Friday, 1 September.

Electoral Commissioner David Kerslake has urged Western Australians to ensure that their electoral enrolment is up to date.

“If anyone is uncertain about their enrolment, it is easy to check. For anyone who has just turned 18 or recently changed address, it is not too late to get on the roll”, he said.

Electors can enrol or update their address details online at www.elections.wa.gov.au.

You can register your interest at Local Government Employment Opportunities.

More information on terms and conditions for casual employment at the local government elections please refer to the LGE Guide for electoral officers booklet.

The Commission's formal report and statistics relating to the March 2017 State general election have been tabled in Parliament and can now be viewed 2017 State General Election - Election Report and Results and Statistics Report.

For the 2017 local government ordinary elections the Commission has again published a stakeholder Service Charter.

This important document outlines the service commitments and standards that electors, candidates, local government administrators and electoral staff can expect of the Commission during the conduct of these elections.

All disclosure returns lodged for the 2017 State election are now available.

For more information on funding and disclosure, please visit the Commission’s Funding and Disclosure page.

Western Australians who are eligible to vote in the forthcoming October local government ordinary elections are reminded that to be able to vote you must be on either:

• the State electoral roll for a residence within your local government district; or
• on the owners and occupiers roll for the district which is maintained by each local government.

Rolls will close at 5.00pm, Friday 1 September.