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New federal electoral enrolment procedures are being introduced.

From 16 April 2007, to enrol to vote you’ll need to provide proof of your identity if you are:

• enrolling for the first time
• re-enrolling to get back on the electoral roll
• re-enrolling to update your address details because you have moved, or to update your name details if they have changed.

How do I enrol to vote from 16 April 2007?

From 16 April 2007, there are three ways to demonstrate your proof of identity when completing the new purple enrolment form.

Either

1 . Provide your Australian driver’s licence number.

Or

If you don’t have a driver’s licence you can:

2 . Show one identification document – like your passport, birth certificate, Medicare card or Centrelink concession card – to an authorised person who is on the electoral roll, who will then sign a declaration on your enrolment form.

A complete list of authorised persons and identification documents is on the new enrolment form.

Or

If you don’t have a driver’s licence or an acceptable identity document you can:

3. Ask two people who are already on the electoral roll, and who have known you for at least a month, to confirm your identity by signing your enrolment form.

Use the new purple enrolment form, not the out-of-date green one

From 16 April 2007 a new purple enrolment form is now available for download, at all Australia Post outlets and AEC Offices.

Green enrolment forms, or forms downloaded from the website before 16 April 2007, will not be accepted by the AEC from this date.

You must complete an enrolment form everytime you move

If you’ve moved and not updated your enrolment you may be taken off the electoral roll by the AEC if we verify your enrolment is out of date.

If you need to update your enrolment, do it now by completing a new form. It’s your responsibility to keep your enrolment up to date. Don’t risk missing out on being able to vote.

Check your enrolment status and get more information and forms by visiting the enrolment section of our website or by phoning the 13 23 26 . Enrolment forms are also at Australia Post outlets.