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Annotation: For more information on running for function or forming a political party, contact your state election agency.

Although there are hundreds of political parties in the Us, only sure 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. For case, in some states, a party may have to file a petition in order to qualify for ballot placement. In other states, a party must organize effectually a candidate for a specific function; that candidate must, in plow, win a percentage of the vote in order for the party to be granted ballot status. In even so other states, an aspiring political party must register a certain number of voters.

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  • As of December 2021, Virginia officially recognized ii political parties: the Autonomous and Republican parties.

  • In some states, a candidate may cull to have a label other than that of an officially recognized party appear aslope his or her name on the ballot. Such labels are called political party designations. Virginia allows candidates to use political party designations.

    • To learn more about ballot access requirements for political parties in Virginia, see this article.

    Political parties

    Come across also: List of political parties in the United States

    As of December 2021, in that location were two recognized political parties in Virginia.[i] [2]

    Party Website link By-laws/platform link
    Democratic Political party of Virginia Link Political party platform
    Republican Political party of Virginia Link Party by-laws

    In some states, a candidate may choose to have a label other than that of an officially recognized political party appear alongside his or her proper name on the ballot. Such labels are called political party designations. A political party designation would be used when a candidate qualifies equally an independent but prefers to use a different label. Virginia does allow candidates to identify in this way. A total of 22 states let candidates to use political party designations in non-presidential elections.[iii]

    The xi states listed below (including Washington, D.C.) exercise non provide a process for political organizations to gain qualified status in advance of an election. Instead, in these states, an aspirant party must first field candidates using political party designations. If the candidate or candidates win the requisite votes, the organization may then be recognized as an official political political party. In these states, a political party can be formed only if the candidate in the general election obtains a specific number of votes. The number of votes required and blazon of race vary from land to state. Details can be constitute on the state-specific requirements pages.[4]

    See as well

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    • Election access requirements for political candidates in Virginia
    • Ballot admission requirements for presidential candidates in Virginia
    • List of political parties in the Usa
    • Democratic Party of Virginia
    • Republican Party of Virginia

    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Jerrick Adams, "Email communication with the Virginia Department of Elections," April nineteen, 2016
    2. ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Political Party Committees," accessed December 6, 2021
    3. ↑ Election Code of Virginia, "Department 24.2-101," accessed February 11, 2014
    4. ↑ Ballotpedia, "Email advice with ballot access skillful Richard Winger," Jan 2014
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