Political parties[show] Ballot-qualified parties by state, April 2016StatePolitical partyAlaskaDemocratic PartyAlaskaLibertarian PartyAlaskaRepublican Party211 more rows read more
Although there are dozens of political parties in the United States, only certain parties qualify to have the names of their candidates for office printed on election ballots. In order to qualify for ballot placement, a party must meet certain requirements that vary from state to state. read more
In order to get on the ballot, a candidate or party must meet a variety of state-specific filing requirements and deadlines. These regulations, known as ballot access laws, determine whether and how a candidate or party can appear on an election ballot. These laws are set at the state level and apply to state and congressional candidates. read more
Political parties are in no sense government agencies, because they only provide nominees for the people to vote in the general elections. Nomination of members by a political party for a general election is not a state’s business as the state knows no parties[ii]. read more