minor party
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Case Law, U.S. Code
Definitions from Case Law
From 424 U.S. 1 - Buckley v. Valeo · 1976Most cited · 10,511 citing opinions
with respect to any presidential election, a political party whose candidate for the office of President in the preceding presidential election received, as the candidate of such party, 5 percent or more but less than 25 percent of the total number of popular votes received by all candidates for such office.
United States Code
26 U.S.C. § 9002 — for purposes of this chapter
The term “minor party” means, with respect to any presidential election, a political party whose candidate for the office of President in the preceding presidential election received, as the candidate of such party, 5 percent or more but less than 25 percent of the total number of popular votes received by all candidates for such office.