Bob Bird, a former chair of the Alaskan Independence Party, is critical of the decision of last month to dissolve the party. See this story. It is true that election officials in other states, when also faced with a call by state party leaders to dissolve a party, have responded that they have no legal authority to do that. Some states have even passed laws regulating what to do when state party leaders want to dissolve a party.
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A party can be dissolved by members changing their voter registration to another status.
Alaska’s political history is evidence supporting the belief that the US really only has two political parties. It doesn’t matter if someone wins office as minor party candidate, an independent, or a write-in. They always identify as a Democrat or a Republican in the end.