Council elections on March 31

REDLANDERS will go to the polls on March 31 for the local council elections.

Enrolment and voting are compulsory.

The electoral roll for the Local Government elections closes on Tuesday January 31.

The Queensland’s Electoral Commissioner also warned prospective candidates to check their enrolment to make sure they were eligible to stand.

Candidates may only stand as a candidate for the council area in which they are enrolled.

Nomination of candidates officially opens on Saturday, February 11 and closes on Tuesday, February 28.

Processing of postal vote applications will commence in early March, with pre-poll centres open from March 19.

To enrol, visit www.ecq.qld.gov.au