United Independent Party of Massachusetts Now Has 8,576 Registered Members

The United Independent Party is a qualified party in Massachusetts. It will remain ballot-qualified after November 2016 even if it has no statewide nominees that year if it gets its registration up to 1% of the state total.

Two weeks ago, the Massachusetts Secretary of State informed the party that it now has 8,576 registered members. At this rate of growth, it is very likely to have the 40,000 or 45,000 that it will need by November 2016.

Ever since 1991, Massachusetts had let groups become qualified parties if they get their registration up to 1%, but no group has ever before used that method.

The party could also remain ballot-qualified after November 2016 if it polls 3% or more for President in November 2016, but the party doesn’t expect to get involved in the presidential election. No other statewide offices are up in Massachusetts in 2016.


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