Americans Elect is now a qualified party in Mississippi. Mississippi has never required a petition for a party to qualify itself. Instead, a party is recognized by submitting a list of state officers, and also a list of congressional district committee officers. Mississippi has four U.S. House districts.

Mississippi is the only state that has never changed its law, on how a group becomes a qualified party. The law has existed since 1890. Mississipi’s experience shows that there is no need for states to require large petition hurdles for groups to become recognized parties.