Two minor political parties are no longer recognized in Oregon after review by the Secretary of State's Office.

The Constitution Party of Oregon and the We The People party did not meet state party membership requirements to maintain recognition.

Oregon now has six minor political parties following the Aug. 5 determination.

A party must have .25% or more party members as registered Oregon voters at some point between the primary and 90 days before the general election, or have had registered party members totaling at least .1% of the total votes cast for governor in that same timeframe and nominated a candidate who got at least 1% of the vote in a statewide election in a four-year period.

These are Oregon's minor political parties and the number of voters registered with each, as of Aug. 4:

Independent Party, 153,045 members

Libertarian Party, 18,728 members

No Labels Party, 9,271 members

Pacific Green Party, 7,713 members

Progressive Party, 4,263 members

Working Families Party, 8,362 members

There were 28 minor party candidates for the November general election as of Aug. 7, 19 of whom were backed by more than one party.

Oregon's only major parties are the Democratic Party and Republican Party, which means 10% or more of Oregon voters are registered members. That threshold was raised from 5% under a 2025 bill. The Independent Party, which has had around 5% of voters for several years, asked for the change.

As of Aug. 6, about 32% of Oregonians are registered Democrats and about 24% are Republicans.

Of the more than 3 million registered Oregon voters, 37% aren't registered with a party at all.

The Constitution Party of Oregon was reported as having 3,736 members, while the We The People party had 446.

Roger Shipman, who has chaired the Constitution Party of Oregon since 2023, said he had been expecting the announcement, but had hoped the party would be able to get more members and keep their status.

Shipman said he isn't in a position to lead a rebuild of the party, but would support one if someone else did.

Establishing a political party in Oregon requires collecting 1.5% of the number of votes cast in the last gubernatorial election, which currently means gathering 29,294 signatures.

The We The People party did not immediately respond to questions from the Statesman Journal.

Voters registered with either party will receive notice in the mail. Oregonians can register to vote and change their party affiliation online at the Secretary of State's MyVote website.

The deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 3 general election is Oct. 13. Ballots will begin mailing out the next day.

Anastasia Mason covers state government for the Statesman Journal. Reach her at [email protected] or 971-208-5615.

This article originally appeared on Salem Statesman Journal: 2 Oregon minor political parties lose recognition ahead of election