The Maryland Electoral Board disbanded the similarly named Independent
Party. The rational, as I recall, was that there was no real organization to
the party and that the name was confusing people who thought they were
registering as an independent, unaffiliated with any party.

I hate to give anyone any ideas, but image if someone started the Democrat
Party with the purpose to confuse it with the Democratic Party. Would that
be acceptable?

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Dr. Michael P. McDonald
Associate Professor, George Mason University 
Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution

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From: election-law-bounces@mailman.lls.edu
[mailto:election-law-bounces@mailman.lls.edu] On Behalf Of Salvador Peralta
Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2011 5:46 PM
To: election-law@mailman.lls.edu
Subject: [EL] Banning political parties

Can anyone on the list point me to instances where a state or the federal
government has banned a political party?


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