Newsday, the dominant daily newspaper on Long Island, here carries my letter, opposing the idea that New York’s definition of “political party” should be made more stringent.

Last week Newsday had editorialized in favor of increasing the number of votes needed for a group to become a qualified party, from 50,000 votes for Governor, to either 150,000 or 250,000.  The proposal is being considered by the state’s Commission on Public Funding, a group that has the authority to change New York state election laws unless the legislature vetoes the group’s ideas.