The Independence Party in the Hudson Valley region of New York is trying to regularize and systemize decisions on which major party candidates to cross-endorse. The Independence Party organizations in Orange, Ulster, Sullivan and Dutchess Counties have a specific platform, concerning local and state government issues. The four county parties will endeavor to only cross-endorse Republican or Democratic nominees whose views reflect the Independence Party’s local platform. For more information, see this story in the Times Herald-Record of Middletown, New York, published April 18. Thanks to Bill Van Allen for the link.
A problem is still that there is lack of homerule in non-constituted counties — and most of these counties are not constitutional based upon the state state constitution districting — e.g. they do not full contain state assembly districts — i.e. not big enough as well as gerrymanderred