Election period 2024
- Councils must comply with special arrangements in the lead up to elections, known as the election period. This is in accordance with the Local Government Act.
- The Act states that the election period starts on the last day on which nominations for the election can be received and finishes at 6pm on the election day.
- For the 2024 Council election, this means the election period will be from 12 Noon Tuesday September 17 until 6pm Saturday 26 October 2024.
The purpose of a election period
An election period:
- ensures that council actions don't interfere with the election process, and the election process is conducted in an ethical, fair and equitable way.
- safeguards the authority of the incoming council.
Council activity during the election period
During the election period:
- councils are prohibited from making certain types of decisions
- material produced by councils must not contain matter that will affect voting at the election.
View the Election (Caretaker) Period Policy