How To Register A Political Party Name
Pass around a paper or online form that announces it as a petition to create a political party.
How to register a political party name. Find more information in our. Registration of a political party is two fold. How to register a party. Include signed minutes of the first meeting of the founding members of the political party. The aec maintains the federal register of political parties.
You don t have to join a political party or reveal your party preference when you register to vote. The performa is available on request by post or across the counter from the office of the commission. Registering a political party a registered political party can apply to be registered on the great britain gb register the northern ireland ni register or both registers. Download the national mail voter registration form or contact your state or local election office to have a form mailed to you. Parties on the gb register also select which parts of gb they want to be registered in.
Provisional registration full registration. A new party applying for registration must propose a party name optional abbreviation and optional logo which meet the requirements of the electoral act. Failure to comply with ppera may be a criminal offence which can attract prosecution or civil sanctions including a fine. Check with your state or local election office. A registered political party must comply with the controls and responsibilities set out in ppera.
This may simply be a hard number like 1000 or it may be a certain percentage of voters registered in your area like 5 percent. Registration of political parties under section 29 a of the representation of the people act 1951 issue of additional guidelines june 20 2014 registration of political parties choice of name for political party. Local branches must register their party organization with the fec when they raise or spend money over certain thresholds in connection with a federal election. Forming a local branch of an existing political party for example democratic republican libertarian or green party. To qualify as a political party you ll typically need a certain number of signatures.
An application for registration is to be submitted to the secretary election commission of india nirvachan sadan ashoka road new delhi 110001 in the proforma prescribed by the commission. Before deciding to apply to register a political party you should. Select your state and click get info then select register to vote to change your party affiliation. You may choose to register at national level which will allow your party to contest elections of the national assembly provincial legislatures and all municipal councils. When a local party organization is required to register with the fec it becomes a local party committee.