Council nominations across the Territory open today
Nominations to be submitted by August 5th
The NT Electoral Commission is now opening nominations for Councils for the 2021 Local Government Elections.
Across the NT, there are currently there are 159 vacancies in 17 local government councils.
If you wish to stand as a candidate in the local government elections, a completed nomination form must be submitted before noon on Thursday 5th August at 12pm.
Changes to the eligibility criteria have been introduced and can be found here.
Key dates
Nominations open: Friday 16 July
Close of electoral roll: Tuesday 27 July at 5:00 pm
Close of nominations: Thursday 5 August at 12:00 noon
Early voting commences: Monday 16 August
Election day: Saturday 28 August
Further information can be found at: https://ntec.nt.gov.au/elections/2021-local-government-elections.
Voting in Local Government elections is compulsory.