Voting
Please forward to the LGA the details of your council's delegates no later than Monday 13 October 2008. Delegate voting cards will be issued to all eligible voting delegates only at the conference on registration.
Voting Delegate Entitlements
Councils are entitled to nominate voting delegates on a population basis.
The current constitution of the Association provides for voting delegates to conference according to the following clause:
"13. (a) The Annual Conference shall consist of the Executive Committee of the Association and delegates from each council appointed in accordance with the scale as under, such delegates to be sitting members of a constituent council. Each member of the Executive Committee of the Association and each delegate from a council which is an ordinary member shall have one vote.
| Group No. | Population | Delegates |
| (1) | Less than 10,000 | 1 |
| (2) | 10,000 - 20,000 | 2 |
| (3) | 20,000 - 50,000 | 3 |
| (4) | 50,000 - 100,000 | 4 |
| (5) | 100,000 - 150,000 | 5 |
| (6) | Over 150,000 | 7 |
| (7) | County councils and Associate Members | 2 |
| (8) | Aboriginal Land Councils | 27 |
Note that member councils currently under administration may have one vote only. Administrators are recognised under the constitution as delegates.
The population numbers are determined by the Association using the Australian Bureau of Statistics publication 3218.0 (latest figures 2005-06). Councils unsure of their allowed delegate numbers should call Peter Coulton, Director Corporate Services on (02) 9242 4000.
Changing Voting Delegates
All changes to the names of voting delegates both before and during the conference must be made in writing by either the Mayor or General Manager. This ensures that voting lists are up to date and avoids the embarrassment of disputes about who may or may not vote.
Where changes are made to delegates before the conference new voting cards will be available for collection from the LGA desk at the conference on Monday 27 October. Original voting delegate cards are to be returned to the LGA desk at the conference when collecting replacement cards.
Changes of delegates during the conference should be reported to the LGA office. Our staff will help you with the procedures.