How To Register A Political Party Name
Parties on the gb register also select which parts of gb they want to be registered in.
How to register a political party name. There is a detailed description of prohibited names later in this guide. Select your state and click get info then select register to vote to change your party affiliation. Include signed minutes of the first meeting of the founding members of the political party. A registered political party must comply with the controls and responsibilities set out in ppera. Not every state accepts or lists a party affiliation on a voter registration card.
A new party applying for registration must propose a party name optional abbreviation and optional logo which meet the requirements of the electoral act. The performa is available on request by post or across the counter from the office of the commission. However you may choose to register only at municipal level for a. Check with your state or local election office. To qualify as a political party you ll typically need a certain number of signatures.
Before deciding to apply to register a political party you should. Parties can choose a combination of england scotland and wales. Provisional registration full registration. If the party wishes to use an abbreviation of its name set out that. 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.
Application for provisional registration of a proposed political party among others must be. Set out the name of the party. Registration of a political party is two fold. 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.
Find more information in our. 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. Pass around a paper or online form that announces it as a petition to create a political party. 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.