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 
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
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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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.
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