2021 ATSIEB election - nominations

Updated 2 Jun 2021

List of candidates

Nominations closed on 1 June 2021 and a random draw for positions on the ballot paper was conducted on 2 June 2021. The following is the full list of candidates, in the order they will appear on the ballot paper.

  • Jacob KEED
  • Patrick VANN
  • Helen WRIGHT
  • Neville PERKINS
  • Deanne BOOTH
  • Ross FOWLER
  • Oliver KICKETT
  • Maurice WALKER
  • Tanya Michelle KEED
  • Paula McGRADY
  • Kartika MEDCRAFT-SMITH
  • Margaret BLACKMAN
  • Lynnice CHURCH
  • Jo CHIVERS
  • Leah HOUSE
  • Karen DEMMERY
  • Brooke RIGNEY
  • Jackson TAYLOR-GRANT

Nomination process

Nominations for this election closed at 12 noon on Tuesday 1 June 2021.

Completed nomination forms must be provided to the Electoral Commissioner by 12 noon on Tuesday 1 June 2021.  Candidates are advised to submit their nomination forms well before the close of nominations to allow time for any errors to be corrected before nominations are closed.

Nomination forms will be available from this webpage once nominations open on 17 May 2021.

To be eligible to vote, or to be nominated as a candidate for the election you must be an Aboriginal person or Torres Strait Islander, at least 18 years old, and on, or entitled to be on, the ACT electoral roll.  However, candidates cannot be under sentence of imprisonment for 1 year or longer for an indictable offence.

The candidate must be nominated by four people who declare that:

  • they are an Aboriginal person or Torres Strait Islander; and
  • are at least 18 years old; and
  • are enrolled, or entitled to be enrolled, on the ACT electoral roll; and
  • are not under sentence of imprisonment for 1 year or longer for a conviction for an indictable offence.

To be entitled to be on the ACT electoral roll, a person must have a current place of living in the ACT and have lived at that place for at least the preceding month.

A person is not entitled to be on the ACT electoral roll if:

  • because of unsound mind, he or she is incapable of understanding the nature and significance of enrolment and voting;
  • he or she has been convicted of treason and has not been pardoned; or
  • under the Migration Act 1958, he or she is the holder of a temporary visa or is an unlawful non-citizen.

The declaration of nominations and draw for position on the ballot paper is a public event where all candidates and community members are invited to attend.

Under the legislation, late nominations cannot be accepted under any circumstance. This includes nomination forms submitted prior to the close of nominations that do not comply with the requirements and are not corrected by the close of nomination at 12 noon, 1 June 2021.

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