To be able to use the party’s name, or the name and a description, a party list must be accompanied by a certificate of authorisation signed by you (or someone authorised to act on their behalf).1
Particular care should be taken when completing the certificate of authorisation. If the certificate explicitly authorises a particular party name/description and this does not match the name/description on the nomination paper, the whole nomination will be invalid. The certificate must be delivered alongside the party list nomination form and be received by the Regional Returning Officer (RRO) by the nominations deadline, 4pm, 23 working days before the poll.2
The certificate of authorisation is prescribed. We have produced a set of nomination papers that you could use which includes the certificate of authorisation.
Alternatively, you can obtain nomination papers from the RRO. Contact details can be obtained from our website.