Applications to register parties and a party logo
The Electoral Commission is considering applications made under Part 4 of the Electoral Act 1993 to register the following political parties and political party logo:
Political party name (and abbreviation): The Bill and Ben Party (B&B)
Applicant: Stephanie Diane Taylor, party secretary, 79 Walworth Avenue, Pakuranga Heights, Auckland
Political party name: RAM - Residents Action Movement
Applicant: Grant Morgan, party secretary, 24 Church Road, Mangere Bridge, Manukau
Political party logo: New Zealand Pacific Party
Applicant: Ropeti Gaga, interim party secretary, 6 Claresholm Place, Mangere Bridge, Manukau
Registration of a party is needed for it to contest the party vote at general elections. Registration of a logo is needed for it to appear on a ballot paper. Registration may be refused if: a name or logo is indecent, offensive, misleading, confusing, refers to a title or an honour, infringes an intellectual property right (in the case of a logo), or an application is made incorrectly.
Public comment is invited to PO Box 3050, Wellington 6140, fax 04-474 0674, email info@elections.govt.nz to arrive by 5pm, Thu 17 Jul '08. For more information (including the logo in colour) see www.elections.org.nz, email info@elections.govt.nz or phone 04-474 0670 9am - 5pm Mon - Fri.