As the state recorded 216 new COVID-19 cases and 12 further deaths, Local Government Minister Shaun Leane said the elections scheduled for October 24 would proceed as planned.

"This decision was not made lightly and is based on the best public health advice available," he said in a statement on Wednesday.

Mr Leane consulted with the Victorian government solicitor's office and chief health officer when making the call.

Mr Sutton concluded October represented a "substantially lower" risk than at present and there weren't compelling health grounds to delay the elections, the minister said.

The Victorian Liberals and Greens both welcomed the decision not to push back the date but the Municipal Association of Victoria said the October elections would be "seriously compromised".

"Minister Leane's announcement today means that the elections will not have the quality and diversity of candidates that Victoria deserves," MAV president Cr Coral Ross said in a statement.

Ms Ross said stage four and three lockdown restrictions for metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria, due to remain in place until September 13, would make campaigning difficult and costly.

But, from a health perspective, Mr Sutton is satisfied with the Victorian Electoral Commission's COVIDSafe plan.

Electoral Commissioner Warwick Gately said measures included increased distancing in election offices, limiting face-to-face contact, enforcing mandated mask-wearing and moving operational activity online whenever possible.

Counter service for replacement ballot packs and unenrolled votes will be removed but voters can still hand-deliver completed papers to election offices if they miss mail collection times.

All campaign information sessions for prospective candidates have been moved online.

It's expected vote counting will be hampered by social distancing requirements, delaying the declaration of results for some elections by at least a week to November 13.

Australian Associated Press