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QUALIFIED POLITICAL PARTIES (as of September 2008)
Notes:
The Natural Law Party was disqualified as of January 2, 2007 since no
candidate for statewide office for the Natural Law Party received the required 2% of the
vote at the November 7, 2006 General Election.
The Reform Party was disqualified as of December 31, 2002 since no
candidate for statewide office for the Reform Party received the required 2% of the vote
at the November 5, 2002 General Election.
PARTIES ATTEMPTING TO QUALIFY:
ANARCHY AND POVERTY PARTY
Joshua Pearce
193 Laurie Meadows Drive, #265
San Mateo, CA 94403
CHRISTIAN PARTY
James Thomas
12637-5403 El Camino Real
San Diego, CA 92130
NEUROSCIENCE PARTY
Mahgum Thorson
3613 Pedley Avenue
Norco, CA 92860
Tel: (714) 757-6221
Email: neurosciencelikeswomen@lycos.com
NEW WORLD PARTY
Julius Mogyorossy
115 East 3rd Street, #209
Los Angeles, CA 90013
Tel: (213) 625-4888
REFORM PARTY
John Blare, Chairman
P.O. Box 1642
El Cerrito, CA 94530
Tel: (510) 215-5368
Website: www.californiareformparty.org
UTOPIA MANIFESTO PARTY
Crystal Adams
940 Park Boulevard, #131
San Diego, CA 92101
Tel: (619) 239-0101
Email: crystaladams59@yahoo.com
CHOOSING A PARTY ON YOUR VOTER’S REGISTRATION CARD
A voter’s political party registration will impact which ballot
he/she will receive in a primary election only. California has a modified closed primary.
That means, voters who are registered with a political party may only vote a ballot
containing the candidates for that political party. However, voters who are registered
nonpartisan, decline to state, independent or with a non-qualified political party may
select a party’s ballot if that party has authorized them to cross-over and vote
their party’s ballot. In the past, the Republicans have allowed cross-over voting for
all partisan contests except for President of the United States and the local party county
central committee. The Democratic and American Independent parties have allowed cross-over
voting for all partisan contests except for the local party county central committee.
In General Elections which occur in November of even-numbered years,
all voters –regardless of political party – will receive the same ballot
for their precinct that will contain each party’s nominee for each of the partisan
offices.
When completing a voter registration affidavit either online or in
person, there is a section where you may select a political party affiliation or make
another choice. Currently, there are six qualified political parties; however, there are
always new parties attempting to qualify.
In the POLITICAL PARTY section, make sure that you have either:
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Selected a qualified political party, or
Check "I Decline to State a Political Party" or Check "Other" and either fill in the name of an unqualified
political party, or fill in the word "Nonpartisan." Some voters consider
themselves "Independent" and write that in under other. Please note, checking
the box "American Independent" will register voters with that political party
(see platform below). To register as an "Independent," voters must write the
word in the blank space provided next to "Other." If no box is checked in this section, you will automatically be entered
as "Nonpartisan."
No person shall be entitled to vote the ballot of any political party
unless he or she has registered with that party. However, if a voter has declined to state
a qualified political party affiliation, and the political party permits it, the
unaffiliated voter may vote in the party's primary election.
The following pages contain a summary of the qualified political
parties in California complete with the party’s statement and contact information.
Statements were obtained from the political parties’ websites or were printed in the
State Voter Pamphlet and have not been checked for accuracy by any official agency. For
more complete information, visit the political party’s website.
American Independent Party
California and the nation need the leadership of the
American Independent Party, California affiliate of the Constitution Party. We pledge to:
Reduce immigration, and stop all government subsidies to illegal
aliens; no driver’s licenses for illegals;
Immediately terminate international trade agreements such as NAFTA,
WTO, CAFTA and the proposed FTAA, and stop sending high paying American jobs to foreign
countries;
Stop the undeclared wars which are daily costing American lives and
billions of tax dollars;
Protect the right to life of the innocent unborn;
Uphold traditional marriage and family values;
Defend America’s moral values; keep God in the pledge of
allegiance;
Defend Second Amendment rights;
Get rid of the Federal income tax, and restore a tariff based revenue
system;
Stop reckless spending, including foreign aid, and take care of
America’s domestic needs;
End debt financing of both Federal and State governments;
Restore a debt free, interest free money system;
Support high standards in education, including encouragement of private
schools and home schooling;
Stop the pillage of consumers and taxpayers by the energy/utility
monopolies;
Vote American Independent - - the only party fighting for a
return to Constitutional government.
Markham Robinson, State Chair
American Independent Party
476 Deodara Street
Vacaville, CA 95688
Tel: (707) 359-4884
mark@masterplanner.com
www.aipca.org
Democratic Party
California Democrats believe it is time to return to our
country's founding principles. At our core, Democrats believe in people: poor and wealthy,
old and young, woman and man, immigrant and American-born. We believe that this is
America's strength: different people uniting, working together for the good of each and
for the good of all. We believe that government's role is to protect the people and ensure
justice, freedom and equal opportunity. We believe that by standing firm on these values,
California and America can reclaim our vision as a land of optimism and unity.
Our nation was built on the belief that hard-working Americans will be
rewarded with economic prosperity. The people of California deserve a government that
supports their hard work and shares their hopes for the future. California Democrats are
committed to programs that will reinvigorate the economy and reinvest in our communities
to provide for the common good.
Our Platform represents the Democratic vision for our State, embracing
and implementing the dreams of Californians. We stand behind these principles, and we
expect our elected representatives to stand by them as well. California Democrats firmly
defend our American beliefs, values, and traditions and preserve our right to life,
liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Among our long-cherished and most important commitments are:
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Government that invests in peace, real security and the rule of law,
nationally and internationally, and that respects the human rights of all peoples;
The fundamental right of quality public education; Universal comprehensive health care for all Californians; Smart, sustainable, safe, environmentally sound and caring communities; Senior services and protections; Social Security and Medicare for future generations; Public support for the arts; Protection -- now more than ever -- of a woman's right to choose how to use her mind,
her body and her time; Access and equality in employment, educational and economic opportunities; Fiscal common sense and responsibility on the part of our elected leaders.
Senator Art Torres (Ret.), Chairman
California Democratic Party
1401 - 21st Street, #100, Sacramento, CA 95814-5221
916-442-5707
213-239-8730
FAX: 916-442-5715
E-mail: info@ca-dem.org
Website: www.ca-dem.org
Green Party
Because the Earth community is imperiled and the current
political system has proved ineffective, Green politics has arisen worldwide through Green
parties and kindred grassroots movements.
The Green Party of California was formed in 1990-91 when more than
103,000 pragmatic visionaries changed their voter registration to "Green" and
thereby qualified the new party for the state-level ballot in California. The Green Party
of California stands on two legs: one in electoral work (initiatives, referenda and
candidates), and one in community projects and grassroots social-change movements that are
compatible with the Green vision. That vision is based on Ten Key Values adopted by the
U.S. Green movement.
Through political application of these values, we seek to repair and
create bonds of community that have been weakened or destroyed by economic, political and
social dynamics.
We welcome all Californians who share the Green vision. Join us in
creating a new politics.
As Greens we understand humans are but one part of the ecosystem with a
unique responsibility. That responsibility is to develop an understanding of environmental
sustainability and to live and promote those practices which support it. Ecologically
sound principles of living can guarantee protection for the Earth and all its people.
Our commitment to ecological wisdom leads us to take natural systems as
a model for human interaction. The interconnectedness of all things has helped us to
realize that our practices of generating "waste" separate us from natural
systems; in nature degraded matter is decomposed and returned to the web of life as
nutrients. Our commitment to environmental justice has helped us to understand that in a
closed system we all live downstream and downwind. Of special importance is the need to
rectify the practice of "toxic racism."
Jane Rands, Liaison
747 Barris Drive
Fullerton, CA 92832
Tel: (714) 325-5223
E-Mail: jrands_liaison@earthlink.net
Web Site: www.cagreens.org
Libertarian Party
We, the members of the Libertarian Party, challenge the cult
of the omnipotent state and defend the rights of the individual.
We hold that all individuals have the right to exercise sole dominion
over their own lives, and have the right to live in whatever manner they choose, so long
as they do not forcibly interfere with the equal right of others to live in whatever
manner they choose.
Governments throughout history have regularly operated on the opposite
principle, that the State has the right to dispose of the lives of individuals and the
fruits of their labor. Even within the United States, all political parties other than our
own grant to government the right to regulate the lives of individuals and seize the
fruits of their labor without their consent.
We, on the contrary, deny the right of any government to do these
things, and hold that where governments exist, they must not violate the rights of any
individual: namely, (1) the right to life -- accordingly we support the prohibition of the
initiation of physical force against others; (2) the right to liberty of speech and action
-- accordingly we oppose all attempts by government to abridge the freedom of speech and
press, as well as government censorship in any form; and (3) the right to property --
accordingly we oppose all government interference with private property, such as
confiscation, nationalization, and eminent domain, and support the prohibition of robbery,
trespass, fraud, and misrepresentation.
Since governments, when instituted, must not violate individual rights, we oppose all
interference by government in the areas of voluntary and contractual relations among
individuals. People should not be forced to sacrifice their lives and property for the
benefit of others. They should be left free by government to deal with one another as free
traders; and the resultant economic system, the only one compatible with the protection of
individual rights, is the free market.
Kevin Takenaga, State Chairperson
14547 Titus Street, Suite 214
Panorama City, CA 91402-4935
Tel: (818) 782-8400
Toll Free: (877) 884-1776
E-Mail: office@ca.lp.org
Web Site: www.ca.lp.org
Peace and Freedom
The PFP from the very beginning has been a strong advocate for
the protection of the environment from pollution and nuclear waste. We honor all treaties
with Native Americans. We support the right of all people to self determination. We
recognize each person's right to determine her or his own sexual preferences. We respect
the right of all individuals to control their own bodies, including free abortion on
demand. We call for free access to a full education for every person at any point in life.
We fight for each person's right to be well clothed, well housed, and well fed. We want
free high equality health care as a right, not a privilege. The PFP envisions a full
employment economy based on peacetime production to provide for the needs of all people.
Since 1974 the Peace and Freedom Party platform has been feminist and socialist. We want a
socialist economy, one where industries, financial institutions, and natural resources are
owned by the people as a whole and democratically managed by the people who work in them
and use them. This would be a big change from the present corporate capitalist economy.
The richest 1% of the population has half of all privately owned stock in U.S.
corporations and controls most of the institutional stock. They control the policies of
business, government, and the media. The capitalist economy starts out with competition
for personal profit and ends up with huge monopolies which waste resources. They don't
care if they endanger the planet by making useless or even harmful products, so long as
they make money. Under capitalism, millions of people are jobless, homeless, often hungry,
and without proper medical care. Even those with decent jobs live with the fear of war,
nuclear destruction, and environmental pollution of our food, air and water.
As a feminist party, the Peace and Freedom Party actively supports the
struggle to eliminate oppression and discrimination based on sex or sexual orientation.
Sexual oppression, abuse, and violence in our personal lives are intimately related to
authoritarianism and hierarchical institutions, oppression and abuse on the job, and to
the violence of war. The struggle against sexism and the struggle for democratic and
nonviolent human relations cannot be delayed but must be pursued actively at the same time
as the struggle to eliminate oppression and discrimination based on class, race or
nationality, age, or physical disability.
Kevin Akin, State Chairperson
20212 Harvard Way
Riverside, CA 92507
Tel: (951) 787-0318
E-Mail: kevinakin1950@hotmail.com
Web Site :www.peaceandfreedom.org
Republican Party
We, the members of the California Republican Party, believe in the
inalienable, natural rights of each individual as endowed by our Creator, including the
rights to life, liberty, property and the pursuit of happiness. We agree with our nation's
founders that government is instituted to protect those rights and will oppose all efforts
to interfere with their legitimate exercise. The Republican Party is committed to
protecting and defending the Constitution of the United States, which is the law of the
land, and further to interpreting the Constitution in its original intent as written by
the Founding Fathers. The Republican Party recognizes that the United States is a
republic, governed by laws enacted by elected representatives pledged to protect the
rights guaranteed in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
The Republican Party, from its inception, and under the leadership of its first President,
Abraham Lincoln, has championed justice, equal rights, and opportunity for all, regardless
of race, religion, gender or national origin. We are proud that our President, George W.
Bush, has put into action our messages of hope, opportunity, family values, and individual
rights; which is an inclusive message for all who love freedom, believe in individual
rights and responsibility, and believe in government of the people.
Ron Nehring, State Chairperson
1903 West Magnolia Boulevard
Burbank, CA 91506
Tel: (818) 841-5210
FAX: (818) 841-6668
E-Mail: chairman@cagop.org
Web Site: www.cagop.org
How to Qualify a New Political Party
Qualified political parties are entitled to have candidates identified
with that political party standing for partisan offices on the ballot. In order for a
party to have such identified candidates, that party must have already qualified to
participate in the primary election or, if not qualified, must have completed all the
qualification requirements by the 135th day before the next following primary election. At
this time, the next primary election is scheduled for June 8, 2010.
Political bodies can qualify by registration or by petition for the
2010 primary election. The number of registrants or petition signers is based on a
percentage of the number of persons who will have voted at the November 4, 2008 General
Election.
To qualify a new political party by registration requires that 1
percent complete an affidavit of registration, on which they have written in the proposed
party name as the party they affiliate with. These affidavits of registration must be
completed and mailed in by the 154th day before the primary election.
To qualify a new political party by petition requires that 10 percent
sign a petition seeking the inclusion of the proposed party in the party nominating
process at the June 8, 2010 primary election. These petitions must be filed with the
several counties by the proponent in such time that the counties verify the signatures and
certify the counts to the Secretary of State who certifies the proposed party’s
qualification not later than the 135th day before the primary election.
A process, allowing political bodies to become political parties, is
contained in Division 5 of the Elections Code. To begin the process of qualifying, a
political body should follow the procedure spelled out in Sections 5001 through 5003.
NOTE TO POLITICAL BODY ORGANIZERS
This guidebook is intended to provide general information about the
formation of political bodies and does not have the force and effect of law, regulation,
or rule. It is distributed with the understanding that the Santa Cruz County Clerk’s
Office is not rendering legal advice and this memorandum is not a substitute for legal
counsel for any person or group using it. In case of conflict, the law, regulation, or
rule will apply. Interested persons should obtain the most up-to-date information
available because of possible changes in law or procedure since the publication of this
memorandum.
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