Is No Labels a political party?
No Labels, Inc. is a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization established in 2009 to give voice to America’s commonsense majority, and we have a proven track record of bringing leaders from both parties together to solve problems.
Since our inception, No Labels has been trying to make the two-party system work by building a bipartisan governing coalition in Congress. We helped create the first-of-its-kind House Problem Solvers Caucus and an allied Senate group that were the force behind historic bipartisan achievements like the 2021 infrastructure bill.
The Unity Ticket
In late 2021, No Labels launched an ambitious new project to secure nationwide ballot access to enable the potential nomination of an independent Unity Ticket in 2024.
Opponents of this project say that this makes No Labels a national political party committee like the Democratic National Committee or Republican National Committee. This is untrue. A political party’s purpose is to campaign for its candidates up and down the ballot, year after year. But No Labels’ project is something much narrower and more focused: We are simply clearing away the ballot access obstacles built by the major parties to create space for the potential nomination of an independent Unity Ticket if that’s what the American public wants.
One Office, One Election
We are only doing ballot access work for one office and for one election. If No Labels does end up offering our ballot line to an independent Unity Ticket, our organization will not help fund or run the campaign. Since No Labels’ inception, most of our time and resources have been dedicated to pushing for public policy reforms rather than election-related activity, and this remains true today. The law and the courts have been clear that an entity like No Labels - focused only on ballot access and not on advocating for any clearly identified candidate - is not the equivalent of a national political party, and, therefore, cannot be compelled to disclose its donors.
Political Party is such an ambiguous term. If by Political Party you mean electing members of a political stripe then obviously no. If Political Party is made to mean a group of individuals working together to influence political decisions then Yes, you absolutely are.
Why does No Labels spend so much breath defending language that is so open to interpretation. Focus on higher priorities!
Is their a fee to run int the NLP for running as a U.S. House Rep
Status quo in the federal government has become dysfunctional. Creating the opportunity for a third candidate to run for president will force new thinking that can lead to new, better ideas.
Gaining access to ballots is essential to support voting rights.