Australian citizens 18 years and older have until 8pm tonight (local time) to enrol or update their details ahead of the 2025 federal election.
While it is already confirmed that Australia’s enrolment rate for this election will be a record high – with around 98% of all eligible Australians enrolled – there are still people who need to act today to be ready to have their say on election day.
Enrolling takes less than five minutes and can be done online at aec.gov.au
“The fastest way to enrol is by completing the online enrolment form on the AEC website. Don’t delay and join the 18 million Australians currently on the roll,” said Australian Electoral Commissioner Jeff Pope.
“Since the announcement of the 2025 federal election, there have been over 400,000 enrolment transactions submitted, around 40,000 a day”.
For the first time at a federal election, voters can enrol using a Medicare card as proof of identity – increasing accessibility to enrolment. Once the enrolment deadline has passed, you will not be able to enrol or update your enrolment details in time for the 2025 federal election.
Printed enrolment forms can be filled out at any AEC office but must be completed by 8pm today.
It is now too late to post an enrolment form to the AEC. If unable to return the paper enrolment form to an AEC office, you can also upload it to the AEC website.
All Australian citizens aged 18 and older are required by law to enrol and vote in the election.
Time is also running out to submit candidate nominations for the 2025 federal election.
The Australian Electoral Commission is reminding all candidates and political parties planning to contest the federal election that nominations must be returned by midday (local time) on Thursday 10 April 2025. For political parties, which are able to nominate candidates in bulk, the deadline is sooner – midday (local time) tomorrow, Tuesday 8 April 2025.
The AEC will formally announce candidates and determine the order on ballot papers at public events held across Australia at midday (local time) on Friday 11 April 2025.
Each declaration of nominations event involves a blindfold, numbered balls and what is effectively a double-randomised ‘bingo’ system to keep the process of determining the order of candidates on the ballot paper fair.
The final number of candidates, and full candidate lists in ballot paper order, will be made available on the AEC website (and social media) on the evening of Friday 11 April 2025, once all data has been able to be inputted and verified.
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