Electoral roll name change
Update your enrolment online at the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC), free. Most people need no documents. One update covers federal, state and local rolls. Prefer paper? We fill in the official AEC form for you, signed and ready to upload.
Update your details online at aec.gov.au/enrol/update-my-details. It's free. The AEC matches your details, so most people upload no documents. This one update covers federal, state and local rolls.
If you prefer paper, or the check can't verify you, use the AEC form for your state. Upload it at formupload.aec.gov.au. On Powered, we fill that form in for you.
Update your enrolment online, free, at aec.gov.au/enrol/update-my-details. The AEC matches your details, so most people upload no documents. This one update covers federal, state and local rolls. Nothing separate for your state or council.
Your plan puts the electoral roll at the top, as your "Start here" card. It takes about two minutes. It shows how every card works: open it, follow it, mark it done.
Prefer paper, or can't verify online? The AEC form does the same job. There's one version per state; your plan gives you yours. On Powered, we fill it in from details you enter once. You never type into the PDF.
Your name, previous name, date of birth, address, mobile and email go straight in. Your signature and today's date are stamped in, so the form comes back signed and ready to upload.
Your signature is used in the moment and never kept. Your details stay on your device, never on our servers. Lite includes this one form, as a sample of what Powered does for every form.
The AEC form asks a few details we don't hold. Your plan asks on the card, then fills them in. Each question starts on "Choose one" and waits for your answer. We never guess from your title or address.
Gender: male, female, non-binary/indeterminate, or prefer not to say. Citizenship depends on how you became a citizen: by birth, ceremony/grant, or as a British subject before 26 January 1984. Each asks different details, listed in the table below.
The AEC enrolment form asks for one proof of identity, and it says to complete one option only. You pick the one you hold: an Australian driver licence, an Australian passport, or a Medicare card.
For a driver licence: your licence number and the state that issued it. For a passport: your Australian passport number.
For a Medicare card: the card number, your number beside your name, your name as shown, and the expiry date. Your plan writes only the option you picked; the other two stay empty.
Upload the signed form at formupload.aec.gov.au, no printing needed. Or print it, sign it and post it if you prefer. Your plan's upload button takes you straight there.
Check your enrolment any time at check.aec.gov.au. Once the AEC has processed it, confirm the roll shows your new name. Then mark the card done and move to your next place.
At a glance
Every part of updating your name on the electoral roll, the channel each one uses, and what you need.
| What you are doing | How you do it | What you need |
|---|---|---|
| Updating your name online | aec.gov.au/enrol/update-my-details | Free. The AEC matches your details, so most people have no documents to upload. |
| Your state and local rolls | Covered by the same AEC update | Nothing extra. One update covers the federal, state and local electoral rolls. |
| Updating on paper instead | The AEC enrolment form for your state or territory | Your name, previous name, date of birth, address, contact details, signature and the date. Powered fills all of these for you. |
| Gender on the form | Your answer, asked on the card | Male, female, or non-binary or indeterminate. Prefer not to say leaves the box blank. |
| Citizenship by birth | Your answer, asked on the card | The town or suburb and the state or territory where you were born. |
| Citizenship by ceremony or grant | Your answer, asked on the card | The country where you were born, the name on your citizenship certificate and the certificate number. |
| British subject on the roll before 26 January 1984 | Your answer, asked on the card | The country where you were born and your name when you first enrolled. |
| Proof of identity | One option only | Your Australian driver licence number and state, or your Australian passport number, or your Medicare card details. |
| Sending the form | Upload at formupload.aec.gov.au | The signed form. You can also print, sign and post it. |
| Checking it worked | check.aec.gov.au | Nothing extra. Check your current enrolment any time. |
Last updated 27 September 2026. Compiled from the Australian Electoral Commission's own pages and forms, rechecked in our weekly registry sweep on 26 September 2026.
Government processes change, so check with the AEC if anything looks different. Surname Switch is not affiliated with the Australian Electoral Commission.
The electoral roll is a foundation update. Your plan puts it first, above Medicare, your driver licence and passport, alongside myGov, the ATO and Centrelink (see our myGov guide). It's the quickest, and shows how it works. Next: money, like your bank (see Commonwealth Bank) and super fund (see AustralianSuper).
Married in Australia? Your marriage certificate from Births, Deaths and Marriages is your proof, no separate legal step needed (see our marriage guide). Reverting after separation: see our divorce guide. Choosing a new name: see our deed poll guide.
The electoral roll is one stop of many. Surname Switch builds one checklist with your actual bank, super fund and energy retailer. It fills in official forms, like the AEC form, and drafts your messages with AI.
See what each plan includes. Your details stay on your device, never our servers, as your data explains. See the full list in our name change checklist.
Electoral roll name change questions
Straight answers to what people ask about changing their name on the electoral roll.
Update your enrolment online at aec.gov.au/enrol/update-my-details, free. The AEC matches your details, so most people upload no documents. If you prefer paper, or the check can't verify you, use the AEC form for your state. Upload it at formupload.aec.gov.au.
Yes. Updating your enrolment online at the AEC is free.
No. One update with the AEC covers the federal, state and local electoral rolls at once.
Not for most people. When you update online, the AEC checks your identity by matching your details, so most people have no documents to upload. If the online check cannot verify you, use the AEC enrolment form instead, which asks for one proof of identity.
Your new family name and given names, your previous family name, your date of birth, your gender, your residential address, your phone number and email, your citizenship, one proof of identity, your signature and the date. Citizenship by birth asks where you were born. Citizenship by ceremony or grant asks your country of birth and your citizenship certificate details.
One of three: your Australian driver licence number and state, your Australian passport number, or your Medicare card number with your number beside your name, your name as it appears on the card and the expiry date. The form says to complete one option only.
Yes. On the Powered plan, Surname Switch fills the AEC enrolment form for your state from the details you enter once, asks you the few questions it needs such as gender, citizenship and where you were born, stamps your signature and adds today's date, so it is ready to upload. The Lite plan includes this one form too, as a sample. Your details stay on your device, and your signature is never kept.
Check your current enrolment any time at check.aec.gov.au.
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