Local council elections will be held in Victoria by post in October 2020. The Victorian Electoral Commission has mailed ballot packs to enrolled voters between Tuesday 6 and Thursday 8 October. There will be special sessions online for CALD – people of different languages to learn how to vote in Council Elections.
This October, we will have local council elections. If you are enrolled, you will receive a ballot pack in the mail to vote at home. You must return your completed ballot paper by 6.00 pm, Friday 23 October.
To support our culturally diverse communities, the VEC offers free online voter education sessions in:
To Book a ZOOM session, go here
The Democracy Ambassador program is about social inclusion. People having a say at the election.
My job is to educate the community about how to vote correctly.
As a democracy ambassador I also work with disability groups, homeless groups and Aboriginal groups as well.
Before the election I want all the community leaders to be more active in the community and help them learn how to vote so the community voices can be heard.
In the information session I teach community about how to enrol, the three levels of government and how to vote correctly.
After the session I realised my community needs more people like me to come and speak to them.
You should book an information session with a Democracy Ambassador because it will help you to learn in a better way in your own language.
Democracy means to me: freedom.