Bitcoin Only Party: Next Steps for Federal Election Registration
Author: BoP Coordination Cell

## 1. 🎯 Objective

Register the Bitcoin Only Party (BoP) for the upcoming Australian federal election and raise the necessary funding to meet all requirements with a Lightning-first, verification-based approach.

## 2. 🗓️ Timeline

Step | Deadline | Status
--- | --- | ---
Prepare official party constitution | ASAP | TODO
Gather 1,500 members (min) | Within 60 days | TODO
Nominate party agent | ASAP | TODO
Apply for AEC registration | Before close of roll | TODO
Submit all forms + constitution | With application | TODO

## 3. 🧾 AEC Requirements

- ✅ Constitution stating BoP's principles and purpose
- ✅ 1,500 members enrolled to vote (not members of another registered party)
- ✅ Party agent with an ABN
- ✅ $500 application fee (subject to confirmation)

Reference: AEC Party Registration Guide

## 4. ⚡ Funding Targets (via Bitcoin/Lightning)

Purpose | Amount (AUD) | Status
--- | --- | ---
Application Fee | $500 | TODO
Legal Review of Constitution | $1,500 | TODO
Website and Campaign Collateral | $2,000 | TODO
Outreach/Recruitment Tools | $1,000 | TODO

## 5. 🔗 Funding Methods

- ✅ BoP Lightning Node (inbound liquidity preferred)
- ✅ LNURL campaign page with QR code
- ✅ Nostr + GitHub verified funding messages
- ✅ All transactions logged via DamageBDD for immutable traceability

## 6. 📢 Member Onboarding Plan

1. Launch Join Us portal on bitcoinonly.party
2. Capture verifiable intent via LN payment or nostr pubkey
3. Record public membership list on IPFS + Bitcoin timestamp
4. Enable dispute resolution and re-verification via DamageBDD test cases

## 7. ✅ DONE

- Setup Lightning payment gateway
- Create verified funding request on Nostr
- Tangle Constitution Draft (`constitution.org`)
- Launch public membership tracker

## 8. ⚖️ Legal Notes

- Ensure compliance with AEC privacy and data handling rules
- Use multisig Bitcoin address for all major expenses
- Offer refunds if registration not achieved (optional)

## 9. 📌 Notes

We do not seek permission from legacy systems — we seek compliance for disruption. All actions are final once published on-chain. The AEC shall witness that which cannot be denied.

## 10. ⚡ Stack the Registration

Here is the current stack of sats for registration. Every sat adds to the chain of sovereignty.

Click below to stack sats for the party registration:

### 📜 Registered Contributions

Total Raised (AUD) | Total Raised (Satoshis) | Goal (AUD) | Goal (Satoshis)
--- | --- | --- | ---
$0.00 | 0 | $500.00 | 0

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