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Article: New York Liberal Party shuts down
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- February 24, 2003
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Dateline: NEW YORK
The New York Liberal Party, billed by members as the longest existing
third party in the United States, has shut down after nearly 60 years
of helping to elect candidates from Franklin Roosevelt to Rudolph
Giuliani.
The Liberal Party failed to collect the 50,000 votes it needed in
November's gubernatorial race to maintain its status as a recognized
party.
As a result, the party lost its automatic ballot slots in New York
and its members officially became unenrolled or independent voters
for election purposes.
Party leaders decided to shut down, rather than petition their way
onto each ballot. They closed their state headquarters in December
and ...