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Three parties apply to register

Jul 18, 2020 | News

The Electoral Commission is considering applications to register three political parties and their logos.

The applications have been made under Part 4 of the Electoral Act 1993.

The parties are:

Party name: Advance New Zealand Party
Abbreviation: Advance NZ
Applicant: Jami-Lee Ross, Party Secretary

Party name: Heartland New Zealand Party
Abbreviation: HeartlandNZ
Applicant: Andrew Loader, Party Secretary

Party name: New Zealand TEA Party
Abbreviation: TEA Party
Applicant: Winson Tan, Party Secretary

Registration of a logo is needed for it to appear on a voting paper.

Registration of a party may be refused if the name or any proposed abbreviation 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 a party name, party logo, or both for any of the applications may do so in writing to the Electoral Commission at:

The deadline for comments is 5pm, Monday 3 August 2020.

More information on the party registration and logo registration process can be found in the Commission’s Party Registration Handbook available online here or email enquiries@elections.govt.nz or phone 04 495 0030 9am–5pm Monday to Friday.

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