Application to register Coalition New Zealand party and logo
The Electoral Commission is considering an application made under Part 4 of the Electoral Act 1993 to register the following political party:
Party name: Coalition New Zealand
Abbreviation: Coalition NZ
Applicant: Anne Williamson, Party Secretary
The Electoral Commission is also considering Coalition New Zealand’s application made under Part 4 of the Electoral Act 1993 to register the following political party logo:
Registration of a logo is needed for it to appear on a voting paper.
Registration of a party 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 party name, 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 Wednesday 24 July 2019.
Read more about the party and logo registration process or email enquiries@elections.govt.nz or phone 04 495 0030 9am–5pm Monday to Friday.