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Request to use an emblem on the ballot paper

You as the Nominating Officer, or a person appointed to act on your behalf, can also request that one of the party's official emblems is printed on the ballot paper.1
 
The request for an emblem must be made on the certificate of authorisation.2 The request should state both the name of the political party and the description of the emblem to be used, as listed on the Commission’s online register of political parties.

Registered emblems cannot be varied in any way.

Last updated: 1 April 2026