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What qualifies as ballot access?[edit]

The American Solidarity Party has run several candidates who have attained ballot access as independents, including in Arkansas for US president, and probably more states in the future. Is that sufficient to move it to the section of parties with ballot access, or should that require official party status in a state? (If so, I think that section should be renamed). XP6287 (talk) 02:01, 18 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Working Families Party[edit]

Should the Working Families Party be counted as being represented in state legislatures? Like the forward party, it has affiliated members in the NY state legislature. DrBeat1 (talk) 20:08, 24 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The 2 Forward legislators declared their affiliation with the party. If you can find the same for some NY legislators, the inclusion of the 2 parties can definitely be discussed. Longestview (talk) 20:46, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]