Political Parties
There are four qualified political parties.
- Democratic Party (see also Alaska Democratic Party)
- Libertarian Party
- Republican Party (see also Alaska Republican Party)
- Alaskan Independence Party
Lawsuits launched by Joe Vogler and Jim Sykes, among other lawsuits, led the Alaska Legislature to eventually revamp and relax laws pertaining to party status and ballot access. The first instance of a minor party gaining recognition came in 1982, when the gubernatorial candidacy of Dick Randolph under the Libertarian Party was successful enough to meet the existing party recognition threshold.
Read more about this topic: Elections In Alaska
Famous quotes related to political parties:
“All political parties die at last of swallowing their own lies.”
—John Arbuthnot (1667–1735)