Mike Jessop has been granted bail by the Supreme Court and is listed as the second candidate on the ballot for the seat of Caloundra.
What's next?An independent candidate from a marginal south-east Queensland seat says he will fight serious criminal charges as details of the alleged offences emerge days ahead of the state election.
He was granted conditional Supreme Court bail in Brisbane last month, a few weeks before the state election was called. Mr Jessop told ABC News he was planning to fight the charges, which he described as having "absolutely no substance".The Electoral Commission of Queensland said a person would only be only disqualified from nominating as a candidate if they were serving a prison sentence, had been convicted of bribery, treason or certain electoral offences, or been declared bankrupt.
A social media page promoting Mr Jessop's election campaign and policies shows his views about domestic violence offending.
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