Separate Voting Chart   Minimal estimate of the impact of separate voting for parties and candidates   www.hundreddollarparty.org Current With Separate Voting * With Separate Voting ** +10-20% of Non-Voters Total Vote Candidate/Party Each Total Vote Party Only Each Total Vote Party Only Each Democrat/Republican 95% 45-50% 60% 30% 50% 25% All Others 5% 0-3% - - - - 10-20% of Non-Voters - - - - 10% Apply to Categories Below 10% Vote for No Party - - 10% 0 10% - Green, Libertarian and Hundred Dollar Party See All Others 30% 5-15% 30% 5-20% *One of the current major parties may be near or below the 25% currently required to achieve/maintain major party status. The current major parties would then lower the percentage to 20% or pass a law allowing the candidate vote from the previous election to be used as an alternate way to establish/maintain major party status. The alternate approach would give third parties a better opportunity to reach the 25% mark because voters would know that a vote for a current major party candidate would establish that party for the next election and they would be more likely to vote to establish a third party to increase their options for the next election. ** When non-voters feel change can occur or a message can be sent, some of them decide to participate ( examples: Jesse Ventura, Ross Perot ). These voters will vote to establish third parties. They will not vote to preserve the two party system. The two party system is the reason they weren't voting. one or both of the current major parties will fall below the 25% mark. At least one third party will achieve the 20% mark and possibly even surpass one of the current major parties or achieve major party status.