Official Party Status For Maine Socialists?

The Portland Press Herald (PPH) reports that the Socialist Party of Maine (SPM) has received authorization from the Maine Secretary of State's (SOS) office to begin enlisting voters to join its party ranks. The SPM must now register 5000 voters by 2020, and then get 10,000 voters in the 2022 general election to vote as socialists, before it will be granted official party status by the SOS. Currently only the Republican, Democratic, and Green parties hold official status in Maine, the PPH report

The Portland Press Herald (PPH) reports that the Socialist Party of Maine (SPM) has received authorization from the Maine Secretary of State's (SOS) office to begin enlisting voters to join its party ranks. The SPM must now register 5000 voters by 2020, and then get 10,000 voters in the 2022 general election to vote as socialists, before it will be granted official party status by the SOS. Currently only the Republican, Democratic, and Green parties hold official status in Maine, the PPH report…