| Major Third Parties:
Communist Party USA - www.cpusa.org
Constitution Party - www.constitutionparty.com
Green Party - www.gp.org
Labor Party - www.thelaborparty.org
Libertarian Party - www.lp.org
Natural Law Party - www.natural-law.org
Reform Party - www.reformparty.org
Socialist Party USA - www.sp-usa.org
Workers World Party - www.workers.org
Working Families Party - www.workingfamiliesparty.org
Other websites filled
with important information:
www.fairvote.org
- Center for Voting and Democracy
CVD is dedicated to fair elections where every vote counts and all voters
are represented. As a catalyst for reform, they conduct research, analysis,
education and advocacy to build understanding of and support for more
democratic voting systems. The organization promotes full representation
as an alternative to winner-take-all elections and instant runoff voting
as an alternative to plurality elections and traditional runoff elections.
www.ballot-access.org
- Ballot Access News
Ballot Access News is a non-partisan newsletter reporting on the trials
and tribulations of folks trying to put candidates on the ballot in the
United States of America. There are many surprisingly restrictive ballot
access laws in this country, which the average voter has no knowledge
or conception of. Part of BAN's purpose (besides reporting on progress
made) is to report on these restrictive ballot access laws so that more
people are aware of them. BAN is edited and published by Richard Winger,
the nation's leading expert on ballot access legal issues.
www.politics1.com/parties.htm
- Guide to American Political Parties
Organized by Ron Gunzburger, this site is a comprehensive starting place
for anyone interested in learning more about active third parties in America.
With both commentary, background and web links to the parties themselves,
this is a useful touchstone for anyone beginning to navigate the US political
landscape.
Books worth checking out:
Spoiling for a Fight
By Micah L. Sifry
Routledge Press; 2002
www.spoilingforafight.com
"What are the prospects for new third-party efforts? Combining the
close-in, personal reporting and learned analysis one can only get by
covering this beat for years, Micah L. Sifry's Spoiling for a Fight exposes
both the unfair obstacles and the viable opportunities facing today's
leading independent parties."
Crashing the Party
By Ralph Nader
St. Martin's Press; 2002
www.crashingtheparty.com
"This incredible story of Ralph Nader's 50 state 2000 Presidential
campaign emphasizes his dedication to establishing a progressive party
that will reclaim our democracy, which, to the Green Party, means displacing
the heavily concentrated commercial powers and intolerant attitudes that
keep America from building a better and safer society."
Fixing Elections
By Steven Hill
Routledge Press; 2002
www.fixingelections.com
"Was the lesson of Florida punch-cards that we need better voting
machines, or that there's something deeply wrong with a system where the
candidate with fewer votes wins the office? Fixing Elections shows why
it's not just the Electoral College that's outdated, but our entire 18th-century
Winner Take All political system, including the way we elect our legislatures."
Other Films on Third Parties:
Flirting With Power
www.flirtingwithpower.com
A Third Choice - PBS
www.pbs.org/thinktank/thirdchoice
Seeing Red
www.newday.com/films/Seeing_Red.html
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