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Fill out the form to nomination as a candidate

Please take a few minutes to fill out the application form.

Candidate Application Form

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Name *

First

Last

Email *

Phone *

Address *

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City

State

Zip Code

Country

Gender *

Male Female Other Prefer not to say

Age *

17-22 23-29 30-39 40-59 Over 60 Prefer not to say

Are you an Australian citizen? *

Yes No

You must be an Australian citizen to be able to run.

Are you a citizen of another country? *

Yes No Maybe

Having dual citizenship disqualifies you from running in a federal election

Are you eligible to run as a federal candidate? *

Yes No

See the Australian Electoral Commission for more details. https://www.aec.gov.au/elections/candidates/

See the Australian Electoral Commission for more details
https://www.aec.gov.au/elections/candidates/

Federal electorate you live in? *

Check your enrolment here https://check.aec.gov.au/

Are you enrolled to vote In this electorate? *

Yes No

Check your enrolment here https://check.aec.gov.au/

Federal electorate you wish to run in? *

You may not wish to run in your own electorate or perhaps we have preselected a candidate already for your electorate and want to run in another.
- You can check out the different electorates on the AEC website or
- Check out the ABC analysis of the 2019 election if you want to see which party won and by how much.
- We have also put this on a spreadsheet
There is also the option to be considered for each state Senate ballot.

Have you run before? *

Yes No

If YES, list year and level (local/state/federal), ward/electorate and type of candidate i.e. party / independent for each time you have run. *

For example:
- 2019 Federal, Cooper (Vic), Independent
- 2016 Local, Darebin (Vic), Save the Planet
- 2001 Federal, Senate (Vic), Independent

Why do you wish to run? *

What key issue(s) interest you? *

Have you read the four high level goals of Vote Planet and do you agree with them and are you willing to promote them during your campaign? *

Yes No

Vote Planet's core four goal are to: focus on restoring a safe climate; achieve ecological restoration; clean up our political system; and develop a new, equitable and sustainable economic system. These are defined in our constitution as goals of our party. You can read more about them on this page.

HAVE YOU READ THE TEN HIGH LEVEL POLICY SUMMARIES OF The FUSION Party AND DO YOU AGREE WITH THEM AND ARE YOU WILLING TO PROMOTE THEM DURING YOUR CAMPAIGN? *

Yes No

You can read the shared FUSION policy summaries here.

Do you pass our good character test? *

Yes No Maybe

All candidates endorsed by Vote Planet must satisfy a "good character" test which includes but is not limited to, the following criteria:
(a) not being sexist or racist;
(b) engaging only in reputable conduct;
(c) treating employees fairly (where the candidate is an employer);
(d) treating employers fairly (where the candidate is an employee);
(e) not engaging in corrupt or unethical activities;
(f) being able to engage, in a positive and constructive manner, with fellow party members, including those elected to public office; and
(g) being willing to work with the party, its office bearers, Branches, Committee and subcommittees in a constructive manner.
Note: Protest activity aligned with advancing the four key goals of the party is seen as a positive not a negative.

Are you willing to uphold the FUSION Code of Conduct? *

Yes No

Have you joined Vote Planet? *

Yes No

You can down load the FUSION code of conduct here.

You can join here.

Which branch have you joined? *

Save the Planet One Planet People for the Bush I wish to set up a new branch.

Vote Planet is an alliance between thrree existing parties, Save the Planet, One Planet, and People for the Bush. You need to chose which one you wish to join, or you might be interested in setting up a new branch focused on a specific issue or subset of our four core policies.

Are you willing to help fundraise to raise the $2000 plus needed to run? *

Yes No

Are you willing to read Breakthrough’s Climate Reality Check 2020? *

Yes No

"Climate reality Check 2020" is a key document that will help you both understand the climate emergency and communicate it effectively during your campaign.

Follow this link to the document.

Are you willing to undertake Candidate training? *

Yes No

Vote Planet / FUSION will undertake online and in person training (where possible) for candidates.

We have also developed a comprehensive candidate guide which will be made available to you once preselected.

List the urls of your social media accounts (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram etc personal or otherwise) *

If not successful for pre-selection as a candidate, are you willing to take on another key role for the Federal 21/22 election campaign such as a local campaign manager? *

Yes No Maybe

Thankyou for taking the time to complete the online application form.
Once you are happy with your answers please click submit.
Once submitted a member of the Vote Planet candidate selection sub committee will contact you to arrange an online interview and discussion.

Submit

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Authorised by K Cordner Hunt, Mansfield Vic