Application to change Mana party name and register a substitute party logo
The Electoral Commission is considering an application made under Part 4 of the Electoral Act 1993 to change the name of a political party:
Current Party name: Mana
New Party name: MANA Movement
Applicant: Gerard Hehir, Party Secretary, Mana
The Electoral Commission is also considering an application made under Part 4 of the Electoral Act 1993 to register the following substitute political party logo:
Registration of a logo is needed for it to appear on a voting paper.
Registration of a new party name may be refused if the name is indecent, offensive, excessively long, likely to cause confusion or mislead electors, contains any reference to a title or honour or similar form of identification.
Registration of a party logo may be refused if the logo is indecent, offensive, likely to cause confusion or mislead electors, or contains any reference to a title or honour or similar form of identification, or infringes an intellectual property right.
Anyone who wishes to comment on the new party name, substitute party logo, or both may do so in writing to the Electoral Commission at:
- PO Box 3220, Wellington 6140,
- fax 04 495 0031,
- email enquiries@elections.govt.nz
The deadline for comments is 5pm, Monday 14 July 2014.
For more information on the party and logo registration process see www.elections.org.nz or email enquiries@elections.govt.nz or phone 04 495 0030 9am–5pm Monday to Friday.