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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

    You must be an Australian citizen to be able to run.
    Having dual citizenship disqualifies you from running in a federal election
    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/ ​
    Check your enrolment here https://check.aec.gov.au/ ​​
    Check your enrolment here https://check.aec.gov.au/ ​
    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. 
    For example:
    - 2019 Federal, Cooper (Vic), Independent
    ​- 2016 Local, Darebin (Vic), Save the Planet
    - 2001 Federal, Senate (Vic), Independent
    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. 
    You can read the shared FUSION policy summaries here.
    ​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. 
    You can down load the FUSION code of conduct here. 
    You can join here.
    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. 
    "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.
    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.
    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. 
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Sovereignty was never ceded.
Authorised by K Cordner Hunt, Mansfield Vic
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