Enrol to vote

It is compulsory by law for all eligible Australian citizens to enrol and vote in federal elections, by-elections and referendums.

Eligibility basics you are an Australian citizen, or eligible British subject,

aged 18 years and over, and

have lived at your address for at least one month. If you are 16 or 17 you can enrol now so when you turn 18 you'll be able to vote.

You will need your driver's licence, or

Australian passport number, or

have someone who is enrolled confirm your identity. 18+ or Proof of Age cards are not accepted.

State, territory and local government elections While the AEC only runs federal elections, the action taken by completing an AEC enrolment form is applied for federal and any relevant state, territory or local government elections. 2020 Victorian local government election The electoral roll for the 2020 Victorian local government election closed at 4pm on Friday 28 August. Enrolment applications received after the close of rolls will not be included on the electoral roll for this election. For information on the Victorian local government elections, please visit the Victorian Electoral Commission website. You can still enrol for future federal, state and local government elections

Overseas or going overseas? If you are not enrolled and going overseas for a short period use this form to enrol. In all other circumstances see information on going overseas.

Information about this online session will be stored with your application, including the IP address of your device. This information may be used by the AEC for analytical purposes including the detection of fraud.

* When you finish enrolling online, don't forget to close your browser to protect your privacy.

Already enrolled online? Check the status using the receipt number provided.