Can the party be hijacked by an organised group?
It is important that over the next few elections the SOL objectives and founders stay in place. The constitution provides some powerful protection to ensure the party objectives and executive remain stable for this election and the next. The constitution provides that members found to be part of a party stacking exercise may be expelled from the party and their votes cancelled. Ordinary member applicants will be required to provide a statutory declaration setting out their current and/or former association with any organised groups.
It is important that over the next few elections the SOL objectives and founders stay in place. The constitution provides some powerful protection to ensure the party objectives and executive remain stable for this election and the next. For instance, the constitution provides that members found to be part of a party stacking exercise may be expelled from the party. In addition, ordinary member applicants will be required to provide a statutory declaration setting out their current and/or former association with any organised groups.
It is important that over the next few elections the SOL objectives and founders stay in place. The constitution provides some powerful protection to ensure the party objectives and executive remain stable for this election and the next. The constitution provides that members found to be part of a party stacking exercise may be expelled from the party and their votes cancelled. Ordinary member applicants will be required to provide a statutory declaration setting out their current and/or former association with any organised groups.
