Pangula Mannamurna Aboriginal Corporation

09/02/2026

09/02/2026

Good morning everyone

Nominations close on Tuesday 10 February 2026 at 5pm for the 2026 SA First Nations Voice to Parliament Election.

Please go to our website https://www.savoiceelection.sa.gov.au/nominations to download the forms to complete and email completed forms, photo and your ID to the nominations team at ECSA ecsa.nominations@sa.gov.au

Please remember:

To be eligible to be a candidate, you must be:
• An Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person; and
• 18 years or older; and
• On the South Australian electoral roll; and either
• Enrolled within the region you are nominating for;
OR
A traditional owner in relation to an area (located wholly or partly) within the region you are nominating for.

For ECSA to accept a nomination ECSA require:
• Completed nomination form
• Completed police check form (unless someone has had a recent one completed between September 2025 and now)
• 2x forms of ID for the police check
• A colour photograph of their head and shoulders for the ballot paper

For more information on what to expect if you are elected please visit the Voice Secretariat’s website https://www.firstnationsvoice.sa.gov.au/about/2026-SA-Voice-Elections.

Please remember to nominate ECSA require all documents, ID and photograph to be submitted to ECSA before 5pm on Tuesday 10 February 2026.

If ECSA do not receive enough nominations then a region can have positions filled without an election, this is called elected unopposed.

For more information about nominations or nominating or to talk with a member of the nominations team, please email ecsa.nominations@sa.gov.au or phone 1300 655 232.

South Australia’s First Nations Voice to Parliament will be a representative, elected body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

08/02/2026

New resources from the Electoral Commission of South Australia for the promotion/education around the SA Voice to Parliament. Please see below - How to Vote video so that everyone can understand how to cast their vote in the election in March.
Videos
What is the SA Voice to Parliament 2026 (English version)
https://youtu.be/dqHlhtDHRbI
What is the SA Voice to Parliament 2026 (Pitjantjatjara version)
https://youtu.be/W26d1XssG6A
How to Enrol 2026 (English version)
https://youtu.be/zDbcOr-spaw
How to Enrol 2026 (Pitjantjatjara version)
https://youtu.be/lejp9nWrHWw
How to Nominate 2026 (English version)
https://youtu.be/0DGiaXN8EvE
How to Nominate 2026 (Pitjantjatjara version)
https://youtu.be/GwabRmJFxUA
Vote Options 2026 (English version)
https://youtu.be/IhQSGa5rHOM
Vote Options 2026 (Pitjantjatjara version)
https://youtu.be/ovcgvm8XM4M
How to Vote 2026 (English version)
https://youtu.be/5VtmmBTbexE
How to Vote 2026 (Pitjantjatjara version)
https://youtu.be/yatGVUuPnas

07/02/2026

Note from ECSA.

Time is running out to nominate as a candidate in the 2026 SA First Nations Voice to Parliament Election. Nominations are now open and close in a week’s time.

Please go to our website https://www.savoiceelection.sa.gov.au/nominations to download the forms to complete and email completed forms, photo and your ID to the nominations team at ECSA ecsa.nominations@sa.gov.au forms are also available at any of our engagement sessions up to 5pm on Tuesday 10 February 2026.

Please remember:

To be eligible to be a candidate, you must be:
• An Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person; and
• 18 years or older; and
• On the South Australian electoral roll; and either
• Enrolled within the region you are nominating for;
OR
A traditional owner in relation to an area (located wholly or partly) within the region you are nominating for.

For ECSA to accept a nomination ECSA require:
• Completed nomination form
• Completed police check form (unless someone has had a recent one completed between September 2025 and now)
• 2x forms of ID for the police check
• A colour photograph of their head and shoulders for the ballot paper

For more information on what to expect if you are elected please visit the Voice Secretariat’s website https://www.firstnationsvoice.sa.gov.au/about/2026-SA-Voice-Elections.

Please remember to nominate ECSA require all documents, ID and photograph to be submitted to ECSA before 5pm on Tuesday 10 February 2026.

If ECSA do not receive enough nominations then a region can have positions filled without an election, this is called elected unopposed.

For more information about nominations or nominating or to talk with a member of the nominations team, please email ecsa.nominations@sa.gov.au or phone 1300 655 232.