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Group voting tickets have been abolished. However, parties and candidates will still be able to form groups and have a group box above the line. If a voter preferences a group above the line, the vote is counted as if the candidates appearing below the line in that group were preferenced in the order in which they appear on the ballot paper.

Political parties may also register a party logo that can be printed on the ballot paper to assist voters in ensuring they are voting for the party of their choice.

‘Composite’ groups may be formed by more than one registered party. A maximum of 2 logos can be printed adjacent to the relevant group box above the line on the ballot paper along with the composite name of those parties under the group box. The composite name can also appear at the head of the column below the line, with the relevant party names appearing under the names of the individual candidates.

Unendorsed candidates (ie. candidates not endorsed by a registered political party) may form a group in order to have a group box above the line. These candidates may not have the word ‘independent’ printed adjacent to their name on the ballot paper.

Ungrouped candidates are individual candidates who are not part of a group and as such may request that the word ‘independent’ appears adjacent to their name on the ballot paper.