Enrol to vote
Updated: 15 May 2012
You can enrol to vote for the first time or get back on the roll if you:
- are an Australian citizen or a British subject who was enrolled on 15 January 1984, and
- are 18 years or older*, and
- have lived at your current address for at least one month.
* You can enrol if you are 16 or 17 but you cannot vote until you turn 18.
Already enrolled? Change your address online.
Enrol online
Complete this form to enrol or to get back on the electoral roll, then print, sign and return the form to the AEC.
To enrol, you need to show evidence of your identity by:
- providing your driver's licence number, or
- providing your Australian passport number, or
- having your identity confirmed by a person who is on the electoral roll.
Check your form status
Once you submit your enrolment form, you can check the status using the receipt number provided.
Special enrolment forms
There is a special enrolment form for people in any of the following categories:
- no fixed address
- going overseas
- prisoners
- physically incapable of signing
- working in Antarctica
- believe having your address shown on the roll could put you or your family's safety at risk
Other ways to enrol to vote
If you have trouble accessing the online enrolment form you can:
- use the alternative web-based form (e.g. for handheld devices)
- complete and print a PDF form
- pick up a form at Australia Post outlets, Centrelink offices and AEC offices
When updating your enrolment details you might also need to update your personal details with your state and territory road traffic authority.
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