September 21, 2023
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[Edit: With hat tip to reader Ryan, we added the American Solidarity Party to this article.]
We have occasionally posted on the finances of the Libertarian National Committee. By way of comparison:
for the first half of the year, the Forward Party raised $1,608,067. … Read more ...
The National Libertarian Party will host a symposium on what it calls a ballot access “crisis” for third parties later this month—the formal seminar plans to convene on August 19 at the Washington Hilton.… Read more ...
The Colorado Republican Party is seeking to establish an electoral alliance with another political party in the Centennial State after successfully partnering with the Libertarian Party of Colorado on running liberty-minded candidates this past June.… Read more ...
The Southern Poverty Law Center, a nonprofit seeking to “dismantle white supremacy, strengthen intersectional movements, and advance the human rights of all people,” recently released its annual “Year in Hate & Extremism” report, naming several emerging party affiliates and their affiliates.… Read more ...
We heard from Constitution Party of California Chair Donald Grundmann, and confirmed with the national party, that the Constitution Party of California has been disaffiliated by the national party. Grundmann asserts that the intent is to add the American Independent Party of California as a Constitution Party affiliate.… Read more ...
Courtesy of the Federal Election Commission, we have information on fundraising by the national committees of some of America’s alternative parties. For each party, I list in the order their 2019-2020 fundraising, their 2021-2022 fundraising, and finally, their January 2023 fundraising.… Read more ...
[Editor’s note: ADDENDUM AT BOTTOM: Strength of Massachusetts Third Parties. Jim gave us a very interesting chart of party registrations of third parties. You can see it at the associated link.]… Read more ...
For the country’s three visible third parties, we present Federal Elections Committee data on total receipts since the start of 2021, cash on hand at the start of the year, money received during 2022, money spent since the start of 2022, and cash on hand at the end of the “Pre-Election Period”.… Read more ...
Voters across the country went to the polls on Tuesday to vote in the 2022 midterm elections. Results show that independent and third party candidates spanning the political spectrum experienced numerous successes.… Read more ...
