Council election

Election (caretaker) period

In the lead up to the local government election, the City of Stonnington will move into caretaker mode from midday Tuesday, 17 September to 6pm Saturday 26 October.

During this period all Stonnington facilities and services will operate as normal, but there will be some changes to the way the administration operates. The main changes are:

  • we will not publish or distribute any electoral material
  • information about Councillors on our website will be limited
  • we will only conduct routine community consultation
  • public question time at Council meetings will be suspended
  • the Council will not make any significant decisions.

In addition Councillors will not be permitted to use City of Stonnington resources in a way that supports an election campaign. Further information can be found in the Election Period Policy

Council elections - Background

In Victoria, general council elections are held every four years and it is compulsory to vote.

The next general council election will be held on 26 October 2024. Voting is by postal ballot - your ballot paper will come in the post from 7-10 October.

Council elections in Victoria are managed by the Victorian Electoral Commission.

For more information visit the Stonnington City Council election | Victorian Electoral Commission (vec.vic.gov.au) website.

2024 Council election

View more information about the 2024 Council election.

Election campaign donations

The Local Government Act 2020 requires a summary of election campaign donations be made available on the Council website.  Donations made for the 2020 election are shown below.  Donations for the 2024 election will not be available until December 2024.

View the election campaign donations for the 2020 elections.

Election Period Policy

The Council has adopted an election period policy, also known as a caretaker period policy, which governs how the City of Stonnington interacts with the community during Council elections.

The election period runs from midday on Tuesday 17 September until 6pm on Saturday 26 October 2024.

Our policy limits certain activities during the election period, such as:

  • making major policy decisions
  • publishing or distributing electoral matter
  • using council resources for election campaigning.

To view a copy of the Policy, click on the link below and you will find the Policy at the back of the Council’s Governance Rules (Chapter 7, from page 53)

(Governance Rules and Election Period Policy - City of Stonnington).

 

 

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