A new voting system will be introduced for the upcoming local government elections
as part of these State Government's reforms to strengthen democracy in local government.
It will be very similar to how you vote in State and Federal elections. The new system
is called Optional Preferential Voting. It is simple and gives voters greater choice to either
vote for just one candidate by putting a 1 next to their name.
Vote for some candidates by numbering several in order of your preference.
or a vote for all candidates also in the order of your preference.
So have a say on who represents you by voting in the local government elections
You will find details of all the reforms on the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries' website