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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.

HIGHLIGHTS

As of May 2024, Nevada officially recognized five political parties: the Democratic, Independent American, Libertarian, No Labels, and Republican parties.

In some states, a candidate may choose to have a label other than that of an officially recognized party appear alongside his or her name on the ballot. Such labels are called political party designations. Nevada does not allow candidates to use political party designations.

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

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Process for a political party to obtain ballot status

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See statutes: Title 24, Chapter 293 of the Nevada Revised Statutes

Qualifying a minor party

There are four steps a political entity must take to qualify as a minor party in Nevada.

First, the minor party must file a certificate of existence with the Nevada Secretary of State, along with a copy of the minor party's constitution or bylaws. The certificate of existence must include the following information:

1. the name of the political party
2. the names of its officers
3. the names of its executive committee members
4. the name of the person authorized to file the list of the party's candidates with the Nevada Secretary of State

The party's constitution or bylaws must provide a procedure to nominate candidates. Only one candidate may be nominated per office. Any changes to the information provided on the original certificate of existence must be filed on an amended certificate of existence within five days of the change.

Second, the minor party must prove it has voter support. This is done by circulating a petition to collect signatures from registered voters equal in number to 1% of the total votes cast at the last general election for United States Representative in all four districts of the state (petition signatures "must be apportioned equally among the petition districts"). In order to qualify in this manner, a copy of the qualifying petition must be filed with the Nevada Secretary of State before it can be circulated. According to the Nevada secretary of state's office:

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A minor political party will be granted ballot access for the general election, if: At the last preceding general election, the minor political party received for any of its candidates 1% or more of the total votes cast for the offices of Representative in Congress NRS 293.1715(2)(a); On January 1, preceding a primary election, at least 1% of the total number of registered voters in Nevada have designated the minor political party on applications to register to vote NRS 293.1715(2)(b); or On June 1, preceding the primary election, the minor party has submitted a petition for minor party ballot access containing valid signatures equal to 1% of the total number of votes cast at the last preceding general election for the offices of Representative in Congress with the appropriate County Clerk/Registrar of Voters for signature verification NRS 293.1715(2)(c) and NRS 293.172(1)(c). If June 1 falls on a weekend, the due date is the first Monday is June

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Third, the minor party must file a list of candidates with the Nevada Secretary of State for the general election ballot. This list must be signed in the presence of a notary public and filed by the person designated to do so on the certificate of existence during the candidate filing period. Minor party candidates cannot file until this list is submitted.

If a minor party does not file a list of candidates, the party must file a notice of continued existence with the Nevada Secretary of State by the second Friday in August before the general election. If this is not filed, the minor party will no longer be recognized by the state.

A minor party can maintain its party status in one of two ways:

1. if at the previous general election, the minor party’s candidate received 1% or more of the total votes cast for United States Representative, in any one of the four districts in the state.
2. if 1% of the total number of registered voters in Nevada designated affiliation with the minor party on their voter registration applications as of January 1 preceding the primary election.

Qualifying a major party

The process to qualify a major party is very similar to that used for minor parties. A certificate of existence must be filed, along with the party's constitution or bylaws. A party must meet one of the following criteria in order to qualify as a major party:

1. 10% or more of registered voters have affiliated with the major party on their voter registration applications by January 1 preceding the primary election.
2. The major party files a petition containing signatures from registered voters equal to at least 10% or more of the total number of votes cast at the last general election for United States Representative with the Nevada Secretary of State.

Political parties

See also: List of political parties in the United States

As of May 2024, there were five recognized political parties in Nevada. These are listed in the table below.

Party	Website link	By-laws/platform link
Democratic Party of Nevada	Link	Party platform
Independent American Party of Nevada	Link	Party platform
Libertarian Party of Nevada	Link	Party by-laws
No Labels Party of Nevada	Link	Party bylaws
Republican Party of Nevada	Link	Party by-laws

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See also

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

External links

• Nevada Democratic Party
• Libertarian Party of Nevada
• Nevada Republican Party

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