Two or more registered political parties can choose to share a party description which can then be used on a ballot paper. This is called a ‘joint description’ and can be used by all the parties that have registered one with other parties.
There are certain rules regarding the registration of joint descriptions. These are that:
you can only share and jointly register one joint description per group of parties - however, you may register a joint description with more than one group of parties
the wording of the joint description must identify all of the applicant parties to be capable of being a joint description
joint descriptions do not count towards the maximum of 12 descriptions that you can register with us - this means you can register up to 12 descriptions, in addition to joint descriptions
When using a joint description the candidate will need to choose which of the party emblems that they wish to use on ballot papers.
You cannot register a joint emblem and instead can only use an emblem registered to any of the parties who have registered the joint description.
If you are thinking of registering a joint description, please contact us for advice in the first instance.