The four nationally-organized third parties that have at least 50,000 registered voters nationwide all made registration gains during 2016.
Libertarians had 411,250 in February 2016, but 499,492 in October 2016.
Greens had 242,023 in February, but 256,560 in October.
Constitution had 77,916 in February, but 92,483 in October.
Working Families had 55,690 in February, but 61,517 in October.
The data for the Republican and Democratic Parties will be posted as soon as the only missing data state, Kansas, furnishes it.
ALL public party hack registration lists are New Age PURGE lists.
NO primaries.
Equal nominating petitions for ballot access.
P.R. and nonpartisan App.V.
Demo Rep, so you’re seriously calling for elections that have 200 people in them, per district? That’s what you’ll get with no primaries. You’d need a 50 page book to cast a single ballot, instead of a sheet. And people would win with 3-5% of the vote using anything but instant run-off (which would effectively be an election day primary).
Doing a nominating petition is major work — only serious candidates would be doing them.
i.e. END the joke ego candidates — which really make elections look rotted.
P.R. — Top 5 per district would win and have a voting power equal to the votes each gets — directly and from losers via PRE-election candidate rank order lists.
Who is the fifth party?
Thanks, Kevin. I always meant to say “four”, not “five.” I just now fixed it.
good article!