Handbooks, fact sheets and forms

State government elections handbooks, fact sheets and forms

Handbooks for the 2020 State General Election will be published soon...
Handbooks
Preselection Ballot Handbook (State and local government elections) PDF (0.32 MB)
Fact sheets
Fact Sheet 1 - State campaign bank accounts PDF (0.16 MB)
Fact sheet 2 - Definition of gifts and loans PDF (0.17 MB)
Fact sheet 3 - Disclosure of gifts and loans PDF (0.17 MB)
Fact sheet 4 - Sponsorship arrangements (gifts) PDF (0.18 MB)
Fact sheet 5 - Definition of electoral expenditure PDF (0.23 MB)
Fact Sheet 6 - Disclosure of electoral expenditure PDF (0.17 MB)
Fact Sheet 7 - Expenditure caps for registered political parties and endorsed candidates PDF (0.16 MB)
Fact Sheet 8 - Expenditure caps for independent candidates PDF (0.15 MB)
Fact Sheet 9 - Expenditure caps for third parties PDF (0.16 MB)
Fact sheet 10 - Information for donors to Queensland State elections PDF (0.17 MB)
Fact sheet 11 - Information for third parties PDF (0.18 MB)
Fact sheet 12 - Third party registration process PDF (0.17 MB)
Fact sheet 13 - Information for associated entities PDF (0.21 MB)
Fact sheet 14 - Information for federal branches of registered political parties PDF (0.21 MB)
Fact sheet 15 - Record keeping requirements PDF (0.13 MB)
Fact sheet 16 - Electoral advertising and authorisation of election material PDF (0.22 MB)
Fact Sheet 17 - Election Signage PDF (0.54 MB)
Fact sheet 20 - Election funding claims PDF (0.18 MB)
Fact sheet 22 - Commencement of legislative changes in 2022 PDF (0.19 MB)
Fact sheet 24 - Glossary for State elections PDF (0.23 MB)
Fact sheet 25 - Endorsement of a candidate by a registered political party PDF (0.16 MB)
Fact Sheet 27 - Preselection Ballots PDF (0.15 MB)
Forms
Form QSG01 - Application to register a political party PDF (0.17 MB)
Form QSG02 - Application to change the register of political parties PDF (0.15 MB)
Form QSG03 - Nomination of a deputy registered officer PDF (0.09 MB)
Form QSG08A - Appointment of an agent - Registered political party PDF (0.12 MB)
Form QSG08B - Appointment of an agent - Candidate PDF (0.14 MB)
Form QSG08C - Appointment of an agent - Third party PDF (0.18 MB)
Form QSG09 - Removal of Agent PDF (0.13 MB)
Form QSG14A - Claim for payment of election funding for registered political parties PDF (0.29 MB)
Form QSG14B - Claim for payment of election funding for candidates PDF (0.29 MB)
Form QSG16A - State campaign account details - Registered political party PDF (0.13 MB)
Form QSG16B - State campaign account details - Candidate PDF (0.13 MB)
Form QSG16C - State campaign account details - Third party PDF (0.16 MB)
Form QSG18 - Endorsement of a candidate by a registered political party PDF (0.17 MB)
Form QSG20 - Withdrawal of endorsement of candidate by registered political party PDF (0.16 MB)
Miscellaneous
Compliance and Enforcement Policy  PDF (0.4 MB)

Local government elections handbooks, fact sheets and forms

Handbooks
Candidate Handbook for Local Government Quadrennial Elections and By-elections PDF (0.35 MB)
Guide to Election and Disclosure Obligations for Candidates and Groups – Local Government PDF (0.65 MB)
Guide to Election and Disclosure Obligations for Registered Political Parties and Associated Entities – Local Government PDF (0.32 MB)
Guide to Election and Disclosure Obligations for Donors and Third Parties – Local Government PDF (0.56 MB)
Fact sheets
Fact Sheet 1 - Eligibility to become a councillor PDF (0.62 MB)
Fact Sheet 2 - Guide to nominating as a candidate for local government election PDF (0.74 MB)
Fact Sheet 3 - Campaign bank accounts and use of credit cards PDF (0.55 MB)
Fact Sheet 4 – Record keeping requirements PDF (0.38 MB)
Fact Sheet 5 – Groups of candidates PDF (0.19 MB)
Fact Sheet 6 – Electoral advertising and signage PDF (0.6 MB)
Fact Sheet 7 – Provision of electoral roll data to candidates PDF (0.61 MB)
Fact Sheet 8 – How-to-vote cards PDF (0.71 MB)
Fact Sheet 9 – Offences and penalties for candidates and councillors PDF (0.71 MB)
Fact Sheet 10 – Transitional disclosure returns PDF (0.75 MB)
Fact Sheet 11 – Quick guide to electoral disclosure obligations PDF (0.17 MB)
Fact Sheet 12 - Disclosure of political donations PDF (0.57 MB)
Fact Sheet 13 – Disclosure of electoral expenditure PDF (0.63 MB)
Fact Sheet 14 – Information for political parties PDF (0.17 MB)
Fact Sheet 15 – Information for political donors PDF (0.57 MB)
Fact Sheet 16 – Information for third party campaigners PDF (0.37 MB)
Forms
Form QLG05A Application to Register a Group of Candidates PDF (0.14 MB)
Form QLG05B Application to Modify a Group of Candidates PDF (0.14 MB)
Form QLG05C - Application to Deregister a Group of Candidates PDF (0.09 MB)
Form QLG05D Appointment or Removal of Agent for a Group of Candidates PDF (0.15 MB)
Form QLG05E Resignation as Agent of a Group of Candidates PDF (0.09 MB)
Form 11 Scrutineer Appointment PDF (0.2 MB)
Form 12 Postal Vote Application PDF (0.12 MB)
Miscellaneous
SAMPLE - Public Notice DOCX (0.03 MB)
SAMPLE - Notice from Donors to Recipients DOCX (0.03 MB)
SAMPLE - Notice from Recipients to Donors DOCX (0.03 MB)