by admin | Jul 11, 2014 | Media Release
11 July 2014 MEDIA RELEASE The Liberal Party has objected to the registration of Vote 1 Local Jobs as a political party. The objection, received by the Victorian Electoral Commission on July 4, lists two grounds for the objection including that the party is ineligible and its abbreviation (LJP) is too close to the Liberal’s abbreviation. Vote 1 Local Jobs leader James Purcell said he was surprised by the objection. “I was very surprised to receive the objection as I really didn’t think the Liberal Party would pay us any attention at all,” Mr Purcell said. “We’re a small party standing in the Upper House; we do have a very real chance of being elected so perhaps the Liberals see us as some sort of threat. I’m not really sure.” Vote 1 Local Jobs is on its way to becoming a registered political party, working on securing the 500 members necessary to achieve registration. Mr Purcell will be standing in the Upper House at the state election with the express aim of earning the fifth seat, which is typically held by one of the minor parties. The objection lists this as a factor that makes the party ‘ineligible’. ‘It is not our intent to be critical of any party or candidate during the election process – we simply intend to put our ideas forward and let the public decide on our ability to represent Western Victoria,” Mr Purcell said. “The more I think about it the more I think the main reason for the Liberal objection is that they think Vote 1 Local Jobs has a real chance of...