How To Register A Political Party Name

Registration of a political party is two fold.

How to register a political party name. This may simply be a hard number like 1000 or it may be a certain percentage of voters registered in your area like 5 percent. Pass around a paper or online form that announces it as a petition to create a political party. Not every state accepts or lists a party affiliation on a voter registration card. Provisional registration full registration. Before deciding to apply to register a political party you should.

Download the national mail voter registration form or contact your state or local election office to have a form mailed to you. Registration of political parties under section 29 a of the representation of the people act 1951 issue of additional guidelines june 20 2014 registration of political parties choice of name for political party. Set out the name of the party. If the party wishes to use an abbreviation of its name set out that. Local branches must register their party organization with the fec when they raise or spend money over certain thresholds in connection with a federal election.

You don t have to join a political party or reveal your party preference when you register to vote. Parties on the gb register also select which parts of gb they want to be registered in. Select your state and click get info then select register to vote to change your party affiliation. The performa is available on request by post or across the counter from the office of the commission. Application for provisional registration of a proposed political party among others must be.

However you may choose to register only at municipal level for a. Check with your state or local election office. The register contains a list of the. A registered political party must comply with the controls and responsibilities set out in ppera. Include signed minutes of the first meeting of the founding members of the political party.

The aec maintains the federal register of political parties. Registering a political party a registered political party can apply to be registered on the great britain gb register the northern ireland ni register or both registers. There is a detailed description of prohibited names later in this guide. When a local party organization is required to register with the fec it becomes a local party committee. Forming a local branch of an existing political party for example democratic republican libertarian or green party.