The following tickets will be listed on the ballot for United States President, inasmuch as they are listed in the California Voter Guide:
     
    • John F. Kerry / John Edwards (Democrat)
    • George W. Bush / Richard Cheney (Republican)
    • Michael Anthony Peroutka / Chuck Baldwin (Independent)
    • David Cobb / Patricia LaMarche (Green)
    • Michael Badnarik / Richard Campagna (Libertarian)
    • Leonard Peltier / Janice Jordan (Peace and Freedom)

   The order of the candidates is based on the size of their party in California.
   
 (And for those who didn't know...NO, it's not a two party system! :^b)

   The following tickets will be listed on the ballot for United States President, inasmuch as they are listed in the California Voter Guide:
     
    • John F. Kerry / John Edwards (Democrat)
    • George W. Bush / Richard Cheney (Republican)
    • Michael Anthony Peroutka / Chuck Baldwin (Independent)
    • David Cobb / Patricia LaMarche (Green)
    • Michael Badnarik / Richard Campagna (Libertarian)
    • Leonard Peltier / Janice Jordan (Peace and Freedom)

   The order of the candidates is based on the size of their party in California.
   
 (And for those who didn't know...NO, it's not a two party system! :^b)


Peroutka isn't independent, he may have to run as independent in CA if his party isn't recognised as a legitimate party in that state, but he's really the Constitution Party's candidate. 

Sidenote:  I didn't think anyone actually thought we had just a two party system until one of my younger co-workers (he's 23 or 24) asked me a question about which candidate stood where on an issue and when I gave him a handful of parties' platforms on it (plus Nader's.)  As I spoke, his jaw dropped, his eyes got wide and when I finished,  he asked when we started having more than just two parties and whether it was legal for those other parties to exist.  That's about the time MY jaw dropped. 

Anyhoo.... the main reason I wanted to reply to this thread was to recommend, to anyone who might be interested or just curious, a web page that gives links to and short descriptions of more than 50 US political parties:
http://www.politics1.com/parties.htm

   You're right, MooRocca, the Constitution is not recognized as a legitimate political party in California.  The Michael Anthony Peroutka / Chuck Baldwin ticket will, therefore, show as American Independent.

   Other tickets absent from the California ballot:

                        • John Parker / Teresa Guttierez (Workers World)
                        • James Harris / Margaret Trowe (Socialist Workers)
                        • Bill Van Auken / Jim Lawrence (Socialist Equality)
                        • Ralph Nader / Peter Miguel Camejo (Independent) <--- WTF?   

Edited at add that the American Independent party on the Cal ballot remains affiliated with the Constitution party: Constitution Party                  

Anyhoo.... the main reason I wanted to reply to this thread was to recommend, to anyone who might be interested or just curious, a web page that gives links to and short descriptions of more than 50 US political parties:
http://www.politics1.com/parties.htm




Lots of parties, and thats good, but only 2 have any real chance of winning, with rare exceptions.  That's why, ideally, we need to change the system drastically.  Instant runoff voting would be a good first step.