Prahran District by-election

The roll for this by-election closed at 8 pm on Friday 27 December.

It is too late to update your details for this by-election. You can still update your details for future elections.

If you are currently enrolled in this district, you must vote.

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What you can do

If you have moved out of this district and did not update your details in time, you must vote in this by-election. You should update your enrolment details for future elections.

If you moved into this district before 27 November but missed the enrolment deadline, you can go to a voting centre and enrol and vote on the spot. This is called a provisional vote.

It may take longer to enrol at a voting centre, so please allow extra time. To provisionally enrol at a voting centre you must bring valid ID. This can be:

• your Australian passport, driver licence or learner permit
• a council rates notice that has your name and address
• a recent electricity, gas or water bill that has your name and address.

We’ll share a map with all the voting centre locations closer to the voting period. 

Don’t miss your chance to vote – sign up to receive reminders for the by-election.

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Campaigning can start at any time, even before nominations open.

When campaigning, you must:

• properly authorise all electoral campaign material so it is clear who is accountable for it
• adhere to all non-electoral laws, such as those relating to defamation
• not distribute material that is likely to mislead voters into casing their vote incorrectly
• follow all political disclosure rules as soon as you publicly declare your intention to become a candidate, even if you don't end up nominating.

If you see something you think is in breach of the Electoral Act 2002, please submit a complaint and we can look into it. We will investigate and let you know the outcome of your complaint.

There are strict laws that regulate political donations in Victoria. These laws set the rules on:

• who can make a political donation (including a ban on foreign donations)
• the maximum value of political donations
• when you must disclose any political donations that you make or receive.

If you give or receive a political donation of $1,210 or more, you must report it using VEC Disclosures.

You cannot donate more than $4,850 to any one recipient within the 4 years between state elections. The current donations period began on 27 November 2022 and will end on Saturday 28 November 2026 (the next Victorian state election).

You can find a record of all political donations in Victoria since 2018 on VEC Disclosures.

Learn more about political donations.

A how-to-vote card is a printed guide that shows voters how a person or group wants you to fill out your ballot paper. They are a suggestion only – how you vote is up to you.

All how-to-vote cards must be properly authorised.

Anyone can create a how-to-vote card. In some situations how-to-vote cards must be registered with us before being handed out. This helps voters identify who has created the document.

You must register your how-to-vote cards with the election manager if they will be:

• handed out on election day (Saturday 8 February) within 400 metres of a voting centre
• carried by our mobile voting teams.

You do not need to register how-to-vote cards to hand them out during the early voting period (Wednesday 29 January to Friday 7 February).

How-to-vote card registration closed at 12 noon on Friday 31 January. We cannot accept late registrations.

Find how-to-vote cards

Want to make your own? Find out how to register a how-to-vote card.

Your ballot paper (and reply-paid envelope if you applied to vote by post) will have a barcode on it. We use these when putting your ballot pack together to make sure it has the right contents.

This document has images of barcodes which cannot be read by a screen reader. If you are blind or have low vision, please call 131 832 for assistance.

Find Prahran District by-election barcodes