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Enrolling to vote in City of Melbourne

Who can vote? How do I get on the voters’ roll? What happens if I have several entitlements? Your privacy – your details on the roll What if I don’t vote? Elections for the Melbourne City Council will be held by postal ballot in late October 2012. To be eligible to vote in the Melbourne City Council elections you must …

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Voter Definition Slammed by Cr Jackie Watts

Melbourne councillor Jackie Watts is crying foul over a decision last month by Local Government Minister Jeanette Powell to formally grant municipal voting rights to new residents of one month or more. Cr Watts believes the practice further disadvantages residential voters against the dominant voice of business interests in City of Melbourne elections. Cr Watts said: “It is a disingenuous …