Some states make it much easier to get on the ballot as a minor-party presidential candidate, compared with running as an independent. That's why RFK Jr. and Cornel West have made their own parties.

More than 150,000 voters will be affected when Louisiana officially ends recognition of the Independent Party this Friday. It’s all part of the state’s move to a closed party primary system for its ...

Come Aug. 1, the Independent Party of Louisiana will cease to exist in the state. That means voters actively registered ...

Independent working-class candidates likely have a better shot at winning elections in districts and states where the Democratic Party brand is trashed.

At Denver convention, independent political activists say third-party movement is having a moment thanks to RFK Jr. Prominence of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign gave boost to critics of ...

The state Supreme Court has rebuffed an attempt by independent voters to get the state’s closed primary system declared unconstitutional. It could very well end up back in their laps anyway as the ...

ALBANY — New York is prohibiting political parties from using the words “independence” or “independent” in their names in an effort to avoid voter confusion. Proponent… ...

Update: On Monday afternoon, Independent Party New Haven Town Committee Chair Nickelle Cooper said that all five committee ...

SACRAMENTO — An effort to limit voter confusion in California by banning the use of the word “independent” in a political party’s name was vetoed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday, a ...

With potentially hundreds of thousands of California voters under the mistaken belief that they are registered as independent from partisan affiliation, newly drafted state legislation could end ...