Political parties in Delaware may be ballot-qualified in 2012 if they have at least 608 registered members. The law requires registration of one-tenth of 1% of the state total, as of December 31, 2011. The registration data for that date is now known.

Besides the Democratic and Republican Parties, the only parties that currently meet the requirement are the Independent Party and the Libertarian Party. The Independent Party has 2,401 registrants, and the Libertarian Party has 819 registrants. However, it isn’t the number of registered voters in the party now that counts, but the number as of August 21, 2012.

Currently, parties that don’t meet the requirement, but which are at least half-way, are the Green Party with 530, the Working Families Party with 486, and the Constitution Party with 454. It will be more difficult for these parties, or any parties, to accumulate more registrants after February 24. Starting on that day, voters may not switch parties, until after the presidential primary is over. Starting on April 25, they can again switch parties, but only for a few more months.

The Working Families Party has still not decided whether it will increase its registration. The Green Party and the Constitution Parties are working on their registration drives.