Minor Parties In N.Y. At-Risk Of Losing Status

Several minor political parties in New York are in jeopardy of losing their spot on future election ballots in the state. Recent changes to the state’s election laws require that a party garner either 130,000 votes or 2 percent of the total votes cast, whichever is higher, to remain on the ballot.

The Green Party presidential candidate, New Yorker Howie Hawkins, only received .3% of the votes in the state during last week’s election. The Libertarian and Independence Party lines also received less than 1%.

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