Local Government Elections 2024
2024 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS 14 SEPT. 2024
Learn about becoming a candidate, including understanding essential information and legal obligations, the registration process to initiate campaigning, managing campaign finances, navigating the nominations process, creating electoral material, and ensuring compliance with disclosures and electoral expenditure regulations. Candidate information and webinars can be accessed: Becoming a candidate for the 2024 Local Government Elections – NSW Electoral Commission
PRE-ELECTION BRIEFING SESSIONS to be held Thursday, 8 August 2024 – 3pm to 6:30pm in Cootamundra andFriday, 9 August 2024 – 3pm to 6:30pm in Gundagai.
The Local Government Election is being held on Saturday 14 September. At the election, you will be asked to vote on which candidates should become a Councillor for the next term of Council (2024–2027).
If you’re over 18, are an Australian citizen and live in the Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council Local Government Area, make sure you’re enrolled to vote.
Polling booth locations and information about pre-polling and postal voting will be provided when the details are confirmed by the NSW Electoral Commission.
For more information or to update your enrolment details, visit 2024 NSW Local Government elections – NSW Electoral Commission
Information for Candidates
Interested in becoming a Councillor?
If you are interested in becoming a Councillor, an online Candidate traning tool is available on the Office of Local Government Website. Guides have also been tailored for prospective candidates who are woman, Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities, people with disabilities and young people: Become a councillor – Office of Local Government NSW. This provides prospective candidates with detailed information about running for election and the roles and responsibilities of Councils and Councillors. Nominations to register as a candidate open on 22 July and close on 14 August.
Links: Becoming a candidate for the 2024 Local Government Elections – NSW Electoral Commission
Candidate information hub – Australian Electoral Commission (aec.gov.au)
Councillor Induction and Professional Development Guidelines – Office of Local Government NSW
Become a councillor – Office of Local Government NSW
EVENTS • WOMEN FOR ELECTION (wfe.org.au)
ALGWA – Individual MembershipForums
Other useful links:
Electoral Commission Candidate information sessions, Link’s below to info and webinars:
Register here: Candidates and groups – NSW Electoral Commission or to
View the recordings: NSW Electoral Commission – YouTube
NOTE: THE LINK BELOW IS SPECIFICALLY FOR WOMEN
The Women for election EQUIP: Candidate Training Program, these sessions are online and run on 9 July & 16 July, link below:
EQUIP: Online Candidate Training | 29 May & 5 June 2024 (wfe.org.au)
Information on how to contact the Candidate Helpdesk
Non-Residential Roll
If you are not a resident, you may be entitled to vote if you own, occupy or lease property in the Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council (LGA) as a corporation, business or individual. You will have to be registered on Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council’s non-residential roll. You may only cast one vote within a council area, irrespective of the number of properties or parcels of land you own. Registration is not compulsory.
A non-residential roll is only valid for the council election it is prepared for, so you must re-enrol for every election. If you were on the non-residential roll previously and you are still eligible to be on that roll, you should re-apply to be included on the new roll. Read more about the non-residential roll on the NSW Electoral Commission website.
You need to fill out the lg-127i-non-residential-roll-individual-application if you are:
- an owner of rateable land in the Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council LGA, or
- an occupier or rate-paying lessee of rateable land in the Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council LGA.
If you own, occupy or lease the property with other people, you must nominate who will be voting on behalf of everyone and fill out the lg-127n-non-residential-roll-nominee-application (for joint/several, corporate or trustee owners, occupiers or ratepaying lessees)
Registration for inclusion on the non-residential roll for the 2024 Council election closes at 6.00pm on Monday, 5 August 2024.
Once you have completed the form forward your application by using any of the following methods:
- By post: PO Box 420 Cootamundra NSW 2590
- By hand: 81 Wallendoon Street Cootamundra or 255 Sheridan Street Gundagai
- By email: mail@cgrc.nsw.gov.au
More information is available on the NSW Electoral Commission webpage, and in this Fact Sheet.
Alternatively, you can make an enquiry through our webpage below, by emailing mail@cgrc.nsw.gov.au or calling 1300 459 689.
