July 15th, 2025Fines coming

Victorians who failed to vote in last year’s council elections will start receiving penalty-reminder notices, which carry a fee of $29.20 in addition to the original $99 fine.
Electoral Commissioner Sven Bluemmel said anyone who received a penalty reminder notice in the mail had three options: pay the fine, request an internal review, or elect to go to court. “Once we hand it over to Fines Victoria for enforcement action, we are unable to further assist.”