[EL] Minor Party Becomes a Major Party?

[Richman, Jesse T.]

Salvador,

What it means for a party to be a ‘major’ party is state-specific.  Often the main recognition / distinction consists in whether a party’s candidates must collect signatures in order to get their name on the ballot.  In states with public financing, there are often also thresholds for qualification for public campaign financing.  New York, for instance, has a number of parties that qualify for automatic access.  I’d want to follow up on this further to use the data, but Wikipedia claims that there are five parties with automatic ballot access: the Conservative Party, the Democratic Party, the Green Party, the Independence Party  and the Republican Party (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_New_York).

The Independence Party of Minnesota (also known at one time as the Reform Party of Minnesota) is an example of a party distinctly recognized by its state as a major party (http://www.sos.state.mn.us/index.aspx?page=237) which reflects its history of strong showings in state elections, and the service of Jesse Ventura as Governor from 1999 – 2003.

Jesse Richman


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Sent: Friday, December 05, 2014 12:38 PM
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Subject: [EL] Minor Party Becomes a Major Party?

Good morning,

I see on Ballotpedia that there are a total of 34 distinct and officially recognized political parties in the United States.

Does anyone know whether any political party other than Democrats and Republicans have been recognized as a major political party by any state in states that make that distinction?

Thanks,

Sal Peralta
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