GENERAL MANAGER'S ROLL

 

Information for voters at local government elections 

Am I eligible to be on the General Manager’s electoral roll? If you are on the House of Assembly (State) electoral roll in respect of an address within the municipal area in which you wish to cast your vote at a Council election, you are automatically enrolled. 

Enrolment on the State roll is compulsory for Australian citizens over the age of 18 residing in Tasmania. 

If you wish to cast a vote at a local government election in respect of an address you own or occupy but you are not entitled to be on the S

Information for voters at local government elections Am I eligible to be on the General Manager’s electoral roll? 

If you are on the House of Assembly (State) electoral roll in respect of an address within the municipal area in which you wish to cast your vote at a Council election, you are automatically enrolled. 

Enrolment on the State roll is compulsory for Australian citizens over the age of 18 residing in Tasmania. 

If you wish to cast a vote at a local government election in respect of an address you own or occupy but you are not entitled to be on the State electoral roll for that municipal area, you can complete a general manager’s roll enrolment form. ... Link 

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Address: level 3/169 Main Rd, Moonah TAS 7009

Hours:  Open ... Closes 5PM

Phone: (03) 6208 8700

NB

Anyone at a reasonable time can request to see/inspect

the electoral roll to check the status of their enrolment!

Likewise, non-Australian citizens are entitled to be placed

on the GENERAL MANAGER'S ROLL and to stand as as

a candidate in Local Govt Elections in Tasmania

CITY OF LAUNCESTON ADVICE 

General Manager's Electoral Roll eligibility ... LINK

You may be eligible for the General Manager's Electoral Roll if:

•...you are a resident in the Launceston municipality, but not eligible for the State electoral roll; 

•...or you own or occupy land in Launceston, but do not live in Launceston; or 

•...you are the nominated representative of a corporate body, which owns or occupies land in Launceston.

 A voter, in an election in respect of one municipal area, has a maximum of two votes: 

•...one vote is in their own right; and 

•...one vote on behalf of a corporate body

Enrol for the General Manager's Electoral Roll 

For the 2022 local government elections, the General Manager's Roll closes at 6pm on Thursday 8 September 2022. 

 Please complete the relevant form: 

•...General Manager's Roll - Enrolment Form (non-resident)

•...General Manager's Roll - Enrolment Form (corporation nominee) 

To submit your form you can either 

•...Deliver your relevant form to the City of Launceston Customer Service Centre, Town Hall Mail your relevant form to the Chief Executive Officer, City of Launceston, PO Box 396, Launceston TAS 7250. 

Email your relevant form to contactus@launceston.tas.gov.au

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CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN TASMANIA 

At the 2016 census, the most commonly nominated ancestries were: English (47.7%) Australian (46.3%) Irish (11.7%) Scottish (10%) Indigenous (4.6%) German (3.9%) Dutch (2.2%) Italian (1.5%) Chinese (1.5%) 

19.3% of the population was born overseas at the 2016 census. The five largest groups of overseas-born were from England (3.7%), New Zealand (1%), Mainland China (0.6%), Scotland (0.4%) and the Netherlands (0.4%).

 4.6% of the population, or 23,572 people, identified as Indigenous Australians (Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islanders) in 2016.