Yes, as I announced on 2CC’s drive show earlier this afternoon, I will be running as an independent for the seat of Fraser in the upcoming federal election.
More details shortly when I have a spare moment to outline some of my policies. (Or perhaps get the interview audio online…it has a couple).
The one thing I really need to make this happen is 50 people enrolled to vote in the seat of Fraser who would be willing to sign a form from the Australian Electoral Commission nominating me as a candidate. There is no fee, and you don’t even have to vote for me, all I am asking is that you sign a bit of paper to allow me to run for election. If you would be willing to help out with this, feel free to send me an email [1].
I’m holding off an a proper media release for now until I have a couple more details, and work out whether or not it will need an “authorised by” line on it.
Samuel
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#1 Comment By Clayton Northcutt On September 24, 2007 @ 11:34 am
Congratulations and good luck Samuel.
#2 Comment By Adam 1.0 On October 1, 2007 @ 5:48 pm
I thought you only needed 50 people on the roll in that state/territory?
And how much does it cost to get a run in a federal seat? Was about $300 for a state seat when I did it.
#3 Comment By Samuel On October 1, 2007 @ 6:14 pm
For federal elections, house of reps candidates require 50 signatures of people enrolled in the seat they are running for, and it costs $500.
Senate candidates also require 50 signatures, but I think they can be from anywhere in the state/territory. The deposit for senate candidates is $1000
For more details see the AEC website at [2]