The name that appears in the authorisation statement has to be the full name of a person, political party, group or organisation.

For a person, this could be a name they are generally known by, as long as they can be easily identified. Some acceptable examples are:

Acceptable	Birth name	Name appearing in authorisation
Yes	John Citizen	John Citizen
Yes	John Citizen	J Citizen
Yes	Joanne Victoria Citizen	Jo Citizen
No	John Citizen	@voteforthem (i.e. a username that is not the person's real name)

An address should be the usual address of the person, political party, group or organisation. It should include the street number, street name, suburb or town, and state.

It does not have to be a residential address – it could be the business or office address that they have regular access to. A PO Box is not acceptable.

An authorisation statement must be prominent and legible. It shouldn't be hard to find or difficult to read.

The authorisation statement should:

• be clearly visible
• be positioned on a plain background
• be large enough so that it can be read from the same distance as the rest of the material
• not fade, run or rub off.

Authorisation statements must always be in English as well as any other language used in the electoral campaign material.

For any printed electoral campaign material, the printer's business name and place of business must also appear in the authorisation statement. The business address should include the street number, street name, suburb or town, and state. A PO Box is not acceptable.

This requirement applies to all printed electoral campaign material except newspaper advertisements.

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The following handbooks were available for prospective candidates in the 2018 Victorian State election.

• 2018 State Election Scrutineer Handbook (PDF, 9.2MB)
• 2018 State Election Scrutineer Handbook (Word, 4.1MB)
• Legislative Council (Region) Candidate Handbook (PDF, 9.5MB)
• Legislative Council (Region) Candidate Handbook (Word, 5.6MB)
• Legislative Assembly (District) Candidate Handbook (PDF, 6.6MB)
• Legislative Assembly (District) Candidate Handbook (Word, 7.2MB)