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808                                                        <li class="">
809                                                            <a href="/voting/fines-and-reviews/internal-reviews-and-special-circumstances" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl3">Internal reviews and special circumstances</a>
810                                                        </li>
811                                                        <li class="">
812                                                            <a href="/voting/fines-and-reviews/going-to-court" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl3">Going to court</a>
813                                                        </li>
814                                                </ul>
815                                            </div>
816                                    </li>
817                                    <li class="has-children ">
818                                        <a href="/voting/how-voting-works" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl2">How voting works</a>
819                                            <a href="#nav-main-{0281AC0E-7BC3-4C35-8669-7B25957F3F60}" class="js-ec-link expandcollapse "><span class="vh"></span></a>
820                                            <div id="nav-main-{0281AC0E-7BC3-4C35-8669-7B25957F3F60}" class="js-ec expandcollapse-content ">
821                                                <ul>
822                                                        <li class="">
823                                                            <a href="/voting/how-voting-works/preferential-voting" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl3">Preferential voting</a>
824                                                        </li>
825                                                        <li class="">
826                                                            <a href="/voting/how-voting-works/counting-votes" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl3">Counting the votes</a>
827                                                        </li>
828                                                        <li class="">
829                                                            <a href="/voting/how-voting-works/challenging-an-election" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl3">Challenging an election</a>
830                                                        </li>
831                                                        <li class="">
832                                                            <a href="/voting/how-voting-works/what-happens-at-a-voting-centre" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl3">What happens at a voting centre</a>
833                                                        </li>
834                                                </ul>
835                                            </div>
836                                    </li>
837                                    <li class="has-children ">
838                                        <a href="/voting/types-of-elections" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl2">Types of elections</a>
839                                            <a href="#nav-main-{F793B303-48A5-421A-B871-B4671053F47C}
839" class="js-ec-link expandcollapse "><span class="vh"></span></a>
840                                            <div id="nav-main-{F793B303-48A5-421A-B871-B4671053F47C}" class="js-ec expandcollapse-content ">
841                                                <ul>
842                                                        <li class="">
843                                                            <a href="/voting/types-of-elections/state-elections" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl3">State elections</a>
844                                                        </li>
845                                                        <li class="">
846                                                            <a href="/voting/types-of-elections/local-council-elections" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl3">Local council elections</a>
847                                                        </li>
848                                                        <li class="">
849                                                            <a href="/voting/types-of-elections/council-countbacks-and-by-elections" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl3">Council countbacks and by-elections</a>
850                                                        </li>
851                                                        <li class="">
852                                                            <a href="/voting/types-of-elections/state-by-elections-and-appointments" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl3">State by-elections, supplementary elections and appointments</a>
853                                                        </li>
854                                                        <li class="">
855                                                            <a href="/voting/types-of-elections/other-elections" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl3">Other elections</a>
856                                                        </li>
857                                                </ul>
858                                            </div>
859                                    </li>
860                                    <li class="has-children ">
861                                        <a href="/voting/learn-to-vote" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl2">Learn to vote</a>
862                                            <a href="#nav-main-{D7E82A6A-1F9F-41F3-9316-9A39C1D38523}" class="js-ec-link expandcollapse "><span class="vh"></span></a>
863                                            <div id="nav-main-{D7E82A6A-1F9F-41F3-9316-9A39C1D38523}" class="js-ec expandcollapse-content ">
864                                                <ul>
865                                                        <li class="">
866                                                            <a href="/voting/learn-to-vote/easy-english-guides-on-voting" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl3">Easy English guides on voting</a>
867                                                        </li>
868                                                        <li class="">
869                                                            <a href="/voting/learn-to-vote/how-to-fill-out-state-ballot-papers" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl3">How to fill out state ballot papers</a>
870                                                        </li>
871                                                        <li class="">
872                                                            <a href="/voting/learn-to-vote/how-to-fill-out-a-council-ballot-paper" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl3">How to fill a council ballot paper</a>
873                                                        </li>
874                                                        <li class="">
875                                                            <a href="/voting/learn-to-vote/book-an-information-se
875ssion" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl3">Book a free information session</a>
876                                                        </li>
877                                                        <li class="">
878                                                            <a href="/voting/learn-to-vote/passport-to-democracy-schools-program" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl3">Passport to Democracy program</a>
879                                                        </li>
880                                                        <li class="">
881                                                            <a href="/voting/learn-to-vote/talking-democracy-resources" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl3">Talking Democracy resources</a>
882                                                        </li>
883                                                        <li class="">
884                                                            <a href="/voting/learn-to-vote/young-voters" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl3">Young voters</a>
885                                                        </li>
886                                                        <li class="">
887                                                            <a href="/voting/learn-to-vote/history-of-elections-in-victoria" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl3">History of elections in Victoria</a>
888                                                        </li>
889                                                </ul>
890                                            </div>
891                                    </li>
892                            </ul>
893                        </div>
894                </li>
895                <li class="has-children ">
896                    <a href="/results" class="nav-lvl1">Results</a>
897
898                        <a href="#nav-main-{FD8ADC24-97E4-497A-B976-5EEDFE7A9A41}" class="js-ec-link expandcollapse "><span class="vh"></span></a>
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900                            <ul>
901                                    <li class="has-children ">
902                                        <a href="/results/state-election-results" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl2">State election results</a>
903                                            <a href="#nav-main-{392491FF-C154-4B20-8567-6BF4A963AF73}" class="js-ec-link expandcollapse "><span class="vh"></span></a>
904                                            <div id="nav-main-{392491FF-C154-4B20-8567-6BF4A963AF73}" class="js-ec expandcollapse-content ">
905                                                <ul>
906                                                        <li class="">
907                                                            <a href="/results/state-election-results/2022-state-election-results" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl3">2022 state election results</a>
908                                                        </li>
909                                                        <li class="">
910                                                            <a href="/results/state-election-results/2018-state-election" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl3">2018 state election results</a>
911                                                        </li>
912                                                        <li class="">
913                                                            <a href="/results/state-election-results/2014-state-election" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl3">2014 state election results</a>
914                                                        </li>
915                                                        <li class="">
916                                                            <a href="/results/state-election-results/2010-state-election" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl3">2010 state election results</a>
917                                                        </li>
918                                                        <li class="">
919                                                            <a href="/results/state-election-results/2006-state-election" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl3">2006 state election results</a>
920                                                        </li>
921                                                        <li class="">
922                                                            <a href="/results/state-election-results/state-by-elections-timeline" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl3">By-election and supplementary election results</a>
923                                                        </li>
924                                                </ul>
925                                            </div>
926                                    </li>
927                                    <li class="has-children ">
928                                        <a href="/results/council-election-results" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl2">Council election results</a>
929                                            <a href="#nav-main-{885C7E1A-C21F-40E3-AAC2-91D16FBEB1DE}" class="js-ec-link expandcollapse "><span class="vh"></span></a>
930                                            <div id="nav-main-{885C7E1A-C21F-40E3-AAC2-91D16FBEB1DE}" class="js-ec expandcollapse-content ">
931                                                <ul>
932                                                        <li class="">
933                                                            <a href="/results/council-election-results/2024-council-election-results" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl3">2024 council election results</a>
934                                                        </li>
935                                                        <li class="">
936                                                            <a href="/results/council-election-results/2021-election-results" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl3">2021 South Gippsland Shire Council election results</a>
937                                                        </li>
938                                                        <li class="">
939                                                            <a href="/results/council-election-results/2020-council-election-results" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl3">2020 council election results</a>
940                                                        </li>
941                                                        <li class="">
942                                                            <a href="/results/council-election-results/2017-election-results" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl3">2017 Greater Geelong City Council election results</a>
943                                                        </li>
944                                                        <li class="">
945                                                            <a href="/results/council-election-results/2016-election-results" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl3">2016 council election results</a>
946                                                        </li>
947                                                        <li class="">
948                                                            <a href="/results/council-election-results/2012-election-results" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl3">2012 council election results</a>
949                                                        </li>
950                                                        <li class="">
951                                                            <a href="/results/council-election-results/2008-election-results" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl3">2008 council election results</a>
952                                                        </li>
953                                                        <li class="">
954                                                            <a href="/results/council-election-results/council-by-elections-and-countbacks-timeline" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl3">Council by-election and countback results</a>
955                                                        </li>
956                                                </ul>
957                                            </div>
958                                    </li>
959                                    <li class="has-children ">
960                                        <a href="/results/other-election-and-poll-results" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl2">Other election and poll results</a>
961                                            <a href="#nav-main-{968C70B7-1D6D-423B-A458-5A734036A799}" class="js-ec-link expandcollapse "><span class="vh"></span></a>
962                                            <div id="nav-main-{968C70B7-1D6D-423B-A458-5A734036A799}" class="js-ec expandcollapse-content ">
963                                                <ul>
964                                                        <li class="">
965                                                            <a href="/results/other-election-and-poll-results/mav-elections-2025" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl3">MAV elections 2025</a>
966                                                        </li>
967                                                        <li class="">
968                                                            <a href="/results/other-election-and-poll-results/mav-metropolitan-south-region-by-election" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl3">MAV Metropolitan South region by-election</a>
969                                                        </li>
970                                                        <li class="">
971                                                            <a href="/results/other-election-and-poll-results/murray-valley-wine-grape-industry-development-order-poll-2024" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl3">Murray Valley Wine Grape Industry Development Order Poll 2024</a>
972                                                        </li>
973                                                        <li class="">
974                                                            <a href="/results/other-election-and-poll-results/strawberry-poll-2026" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl3">Strawberry Poll 2026</a>
975                                                        </li>
976                                                </ul>
977                                            </div>
978                                    </li>
979                                    <li class="has-children ">
980                                        <a href="/results/electoral-statistics" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl2">Election statistics</a>
981                                            <a href="#nav-main-{1415FF7D-1974-417D-B442-E509B02D00F5}" class="js-ec-link expandcollapse "><span class="vh"></span></a>
982                                            <div id="nav-main-{1415FF7D-1974-417D-B442-E509B02D00F5}" class="js-ec expandcollapse-content ">
983                                                <ul>
984                                                        <li class="">
985                                                            <a href="/results/electoral-statistics/local-council-election-statistics" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl3">Local council election statistics</a>
986                                                        </li>
987                                                        <li class="">
988                                                            <a href="/results/electoral-statistics/state-election-statistics" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl3">State election statistics</a>
989                                                        </li>
990                                                </ul>
991                                            </div>
992                                    </li>
993                            </ul>
994                        </div>
995                </li>
996                <li class="has-children ">
997                    <a href="/electoral-boundaries" class="nav-lvl1">Electoral boundaries</a>
998
999                        <a href="#nav-main-{CE1F887C-104B-48DB-A75F-42CAEE3B938D}" class="js-ec-link expandcollapse "><span class="vh"></span></a>
1000                        <div id="nav-main-{CE1F887C-104B-48DB-A75F-42CAEE3B938D}" class="js-ec expandcollapse-content ">
1001                            <ul>
1002                                    <li class=" ">
1003                                        <a href="/electoral-boundaries/state-districts" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl2">State districts</a>
1004                                    </li>
1005                                    <li class=" ">
1006                                        <a href="/electoral-boundaries/state-regions" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl2">State regions</a>
1007                                    </li>
1008                                    <li class=" ">
1009                                        <a href="/electoral-boundaries/local-councils" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl2">Local councils</a>
1010                                    </li>
1011                                    <li class="has-children ">
1012                                        <a href="/electoral-boundaries/council-reviews" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl2">Council reviews</a>
1013                                            <a href="#nav-main-{32FFEF89-1E70-44B0-AC1B-E97E6CA4C344}" class="js-ec-link expandcollapse "><span class="vh"></span></a>
1014                                            <div id="nav-main-{32FFEF89-1E70-44B0-AC1B-E97E6CA4C344}" class="js-ec expandcollapse-content ">
1015                                                <ul>
1016                                                        <li class="">
1017                                                            <a href="/electoral-boundaries/council-reviews/subdivision-reviews" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl3">Ward boundary reviews</a>
1018                                                        </li>
1019                                                        <li class="">
1020                                                            <a href="/electoral-boundaries/council-reviews/electoral-structure-reviews" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl3">Electoral structure reviews</a>
1021                                                        </li>
1022                                                </ul>
1023                                            </div>
1024                                    </li>
1025                                    <li class=" ">
1026                                        <a href="/electoral-boundaries/what-are-electoral-boundaries" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl2">What are electoral boundaries?</a>
1027                                    </li>
1028                                    <li class=" ">
1029                                        <a href="/electoral-boundaries/which-boundaries-cover-where-i-live" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl2">Which boundaries cover where I live?</a>
1030                                    </li>
1031                                    <li class=" ">
1032                                        <a href="/electoral-boundaries/state-boundary-reviews" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl2">State boundary reviews</a>
1033                                    </li>
1034                                    <li class=" ">
1035                                        <a href="/electoral-boundaries/download-boundary-maps" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl2">Download boundary maps</a>
1036                                    </li>
1037                            </ul>
1038                        </div>
1039                </li>
1040                <li class="has-children is-active-parent">
1041                    <a href="/candidates-and-parties" class="nav-lvl1">Candidates &amp; Parties</a>
1042
1043                        <a href="#nav-main-{8F4CB7ED-6A96-4F57-A8D4-BC36EA8EC854}" class="js-ec-link expandcollapse is-expanded"><span class="vh"></span></a>
1044                        <div id="nav-main-{8F4CB7ED-6A96-4F57-A8D4-BC36EA8EC854}" class="js-ec expandcollapse-content is-expanded">
1045                            <ul>
1046                                    <li class="has-children ">
1047                                        <a href="/candidates-and-parties/become-a-state-election-candidate" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl2">Become a state election candidate</a>
1048                                            <a href="#nav-main-{28C3D7C1-290
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1049                                            <div id="nav-main-{28C3D7C1-290D-4E7A-AF41-353BDF5A8541}" class="js-ec expandcollapse-content ">
1050                                                <ul>
1051                                                        <li class="">
1052                                                            <a href="/candidates-and-parties/become-a-state-election-candidate/how-to-nominate" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl3">How to nominate</a>
1053                                                        </li>
1054                                                        <li class="">
1055                                                            <a href="/candidates-and-parties/become-a-state-election-candidate/campaigning" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl3">Campaigning</a>
1056                                                        </li>
1057                                                        <li class="">
1058                                                            <a href="/candidates-and-parties/become-a-state-election-candidate/authorisation" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl3">Authorising state election material</a>
1059                                                        </li>
1060                                                        <li class="">
1061                                                            <a href="/candidates-and-parties/become-a-state-election-candidate/how-to-vote-cards" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl3">How-to-vote card guidelines</a>
1062                                                        </li>
1063                                                        <li class="">
1064                                                            <a href="/candidates-and-parties/become-a-state-election-candidate/election-information-se
1064ssions" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl3">Election information sessions</a>
1065                                                        </li>
1066                                                        <li class="">
1067                                                            <a href="/candidates-and-parties/become-a-state-election-candidate/information-for-scrutineers" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl3">Scrutineers</a>
1068                                                        </li>
1069                                                        <li class="">
1070                                                            <a href="/candidates-and-parties/become-a-state-election-candidate/scrutineers" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl3">Appointing a scrutineer</a>
1071                                                        </li>
1072                                                        <li class="">
1073                                                            <a href="/candidates-and-parties/become-a-state-election-candidate/upper-house-groups" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl3">Upper house groups</a>
1074                                                        </li>
1075                                                        <li class="">
1076                                                            <a href="/candidates-and-parties/become-a-state-election-candidate/state-election-candidate-resources" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl3">State election candidate resources</a>
1077                                                        </li>
1078                                                </ul>
1079                                            </div>
1080                                    </li>
1081                                    <li class="has-children ">
1082                                        <a href="/candidates-and-parties/becoming-a-local-council-candidate" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl2">Become a local council candidate</a>
1083                                            <a href="#nav-main-{34EB68E7-2876-4B6D-8A06-7EFCA3437560}" class="js-ec-link expandcollapse "><span class="vh"></span></a>
1084                                            <div id="nav-main-{34EB68E7-2876-4B6D-8A06-7EFCA3437560}" class="js-ec expandcollapse-content ">
1085                                                <ul>
1086                                                        <li class="">
1087                                                            <a href="/candidates-and-parties/becoming-a-local-council-candidate/how-to-nominate" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl3">How to nominate</a>
1088                                                        </li>
1089                                                        <li class="">
1090                                                            <a href="/candidates-and-parties/becoming-a-local-council-candidate/authorising-campaign-material" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl3">Authorising local council election material</a>
1091                                                        </li>
1092                                                        <li class="">
1093                                                            <a href="/candidates-and-parties/becoming-a-local-council-candidate/appointing-a-scrutineer" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl3">Appointing a scrutineer</a>
1094                                                        </li>
1095                                                        <li class="">
1096                                                            <a href="/candidates-and-parties/becoming-a-local-council-candidate/information-for-scrutineers" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl3">Information for scrutineers</a>
1097                                                        </li>
1098                                                        <li class="">
1099                                                            <a href="/candidates-and-parties/becoming-a-local-council-candidate/local-council-candidate-resources" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl3">Local council candidate resources</a>
1100                                                        </li>
1101                                                </ul>
1102                                            </div>
1103                                    </li>
1104                                    <li class="has-children is-active-parent">
1105                                        <a href="/candidates-and-parties/registered-political-parties" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl2">Registered political parties</a>
1106                                            <a href="#nav-main-{70FFF445-36D6-4289-9122-E16F9CD16208}" class="js-ec-link expandcollapse is-expanded"><span class="vh"></span></a>
1107                                            <div id="nav-main-{70FFF445-36D6-4289-9122-E16F9CD16208}" class="js-ec expandcollapse-content is-expanded">
1108                                                <ul>
1109                                                        <li class="is-active">
1110                                                            <a href="/candidates-and-parties/registered-political-parties/about-registered-political-parties" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl3">About registered political parties</a>
1111                                                        </li>
1112                                                        <li class="">
1113                                                            <a href="/candidates-and-parties/registered-political-parties/register-a-party" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl3">Register a political party</a>
1114                                                        </li>
1115                                                        <li class="">
1116                                                            <a href="/candidates-and-parties/registered-political-parties/currently-registered-parties" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl3">Currently registered parties</a>
1117                                                        </li>
1118                                                        <li class="">
1119                                                            <a href="/candidates-and-parties/registered-political-parties/party-decisions-and-changes" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl3">Party decisions and changes</a>
1120                                                        </li>
1121                                                        <li class="">
1122                                                            <a href="/candidates-and-parties/registered-political-parties/party-registration-review" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl3">Party registration review</a>
1123                                                        </li>
1124                                                </ul>
1125                                            </div>
1126                                    </li>
1127                                    <li class="has-children ">
1128                                        <a href="/candidates-and-parties/political-donations" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl2">Political donations</a>
1129                                            <a href="#nav-main-{159CB0E3-EB19-4B88-8E11-D978FE59C9CC}" class="js-ec-link expandcollapse "><span class="vh"></span></a>
1130                                            <div id="nav-main-{159CB0E3-EB19-4B88-8E11-D978FE59C9CC}" class="js-ec expandcollapse-content ">
1131                                                <ul>
1132                                                        <li class="">
1133                                                            <a href="/candidates-and-parties/political-donations/information-for-d
1133onors" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl3">Information for donors</a>
1134                                                        </li>
1135                                                        <li class="">
1136                                                            <a href="/candidates-and-parties/political-donations/information-for-recipients" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl3">Information for recipients</a>
1137                                                        </li>
1138                                                        <li class="">
1139                                                            <a href="/candidates-and-parties/political-donations/new-entrants" class="subnav-item-title nav-lvl3">New entrants</a>
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1250        <h1>What is a registered political party</h1>
1251<p>A political party is an organisation that represents a group of people or set of ideas. Political parties work to have their members elected to parliament, so they can influence the making of laws and affect the way that the state is run.</p>
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1258<h3><strong>Registration process</strong></h3>
1259<p>After we receive an application to register a political party, it can take a few months to complete the registration process.</p>
1260<p>As part of any application, a political party must provide a list of at least 500 eligible members. During the registration process, we write to members and ask them to confirm they are eligible members of the party. If we cannot confirm that 500 people are eligible members, the party will not be registered.</p>
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1263<p>A registered officer is someone nominated by a party to manage its administrative work, funding and political donations compliance obligations and other tasks and functions under the <a href="https://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/in-force/acts/electoral-act-2002/068">Electoral Act</a>.</p>
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