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Although there are hundreds of political parties in the United States, only certain 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 example, 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 around a candidate for a specific office; that candidate must, in turn, win a percentage of the vote in order for the party to be granted ballot status. In still other states, an aspiring political party must register a certain number of voters.

To learn more about ballot access requirements for political candidates in Delaware, see this article.

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See statutes: Title 15, Chapter 30 of the Delaware Code

Gaining ballot access

In Delaware, a political party will not be listed on the general election ballot unless a number of registered voters equal to 0.1 percent of the total registered voters in the state as of December 31 of the year prior to the election have affiliated with that party no later than three weeks before the primary election. A voter can affiliate with a minor party on his or her voter registration form.^[1][2][3]

As long as a minor party's registration totals 0.1 percent of total registration each year, the party will remain a recognized minor party. To become a major party, at least 5 percent of all registered voters in the state must affiliate with the party by December 31 of the year before the election.

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See also: List of political parties in the United States

As of May 2024, Delaware officially recognized seven political parties. ^[4]

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See also

• Ballot access requirements for political candidates in Delaware
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• List of political parties in the United States
• Democratic Party of Delaware
• Republican Party of Delaware

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