Applications to register political party logos
The Electoral Commission is considering applications made under Part 4 of the Electoral Act 1993 to register the following political party logos: The Alliance, Democrats for social credit, New Zealand Liberal Party, The Family Party.
Registration of a logo is needed for it to appear on a ballot paper. Registration may be refused if the logo is indecent, offensive, misleading, confusing, refers to a title or an honour, infringes an intellectual property right, 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 27 Mar 08. For more information see below, email info@elections.govt.nz or phone 04-474 0670 9am–5pm Mon–Fri.