Conditions for becoming a registered party include:
-
holding four or more seats in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba outside an election period or immediately before an election is announced, or;
-
endorsing five or more candidates during a general election, or;
-
parties that do not hold seats in the legislature before an election may also apply for registration with a petition (Form 906B) signed by at least 2,500 people who were eligible voters in the most recent general election (a petition cannot be submitted or approved after an election call).
Applications for registration are made to Elections Manitoba and should include the following information
-
Party Name
-
Party Contacts
-
-
The names and contact information of the party's leader, chief financial officer and president.
-
The name and contact information for the party's auditor and the auditor's signed consent to act in that capacity.
-
-
An audited financial statement, including a statement of assets and liabilities, of the political party as of a date no more than 60 days before the date of the application for registration.
If a Petition for Registration has been submitted, it will be verified by contacting some of the persons who signed the petition to ensure that they are eligible voters and that they did sign the petition.
The Chief Electoral Officer publishes the notice of registration of a political party in the Manitoba Gazette.
The detailed process for registering a political party with the Chief Electoral Officer is found in sections 11-18 of The Elections Finances Act.