How To Register A Political Party

Any party that wants to participate in an election must register with the iec.

How to register a political party. Political parties registration new parties seeking registration. 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. The rules vary from country to country. In the first section shortly down the page click on the rectangular red button that reads register to vote 3 select your state from the drop down menu. In most countries in order to register as a political party you need at least one person to be registered as having certain roles within your party.

Include signed minutes of the first meeting of the founding members of the political party. Registering as a political party the fec determines if a committee has demonstrated enough national or state activity to qualify as a national or state party committee. Registration of political parties choice of name for political party. Set out the name of the party. How to register a party.

If a political party is treated as a recognised political party in less than four states it should be known as a state party in the state or states in which it is so recognised but only so long as that political party continues to fulfill thereafter the conditions for recognition on the results of any subsequent general election to the house of the people or as the case may be to the. Pass around a paper or online form that announces it as a petition to create a political party. Failure to comply with ppera may be a criminal offence which can attract prosecution or civil sanctions including a fine. For example you ll need a financial manager etc. To qualify as a political party you ll typically need a certain number of signatures.

You may choose to register at national level which will allow your party to contest elections of the national assembly provincial legislatures and all municipal councils. Registration of political parties under section 29 a of the representation of the people act 1951 issue of additional guidelines. Before deciding to apply to register a political party you should. Registration of a political party is two fold. Application for provisional registration of a proposed political party among others must be.

Provisional registration full registration. A registered political party must comply with the controls and responsibilities set out in ppera. Find more information in our. If the party wishes to use an abbreviation of its name set out that.