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Fact Sheet 8

Petitions

Signatures

Summary

Guidelines for people signing petitions.

Ensure every signature counts

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Every petition must be signed by at least one person.

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All signatures must be hand written.

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Signatures must be original — photocopies and scanned signatures are not allowed.

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No-one can sign on behalf of another person, however, a petitioner incapable of signing may get someone else to sign for him or her.

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Each person must include his or her name, signature and address (only Victorian addresses are acceptable).

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A person must live in Victoria to be able to sign the petition.

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Names, addresses and signatures can only be written on headed petition sheets.

 

Petition Template [html or pdf]

 

 

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