Electoral fusion in the United States

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Electoral fusion in the United States is an arrangement where two or more U.S. political parties on a ballot list the same candidate,^[1] allowing that candidate to receive votes on multiple party lines in the same election.^[2]

Electoral fusion is also known as fusion voting, cross endorsement, multiple party nomination, multi-party nomination, plural nomination, and ballot freedom.^[3][4]

Electoral fusion was once widespread in the United States; however, as of 2024, it remains legal and common only in New York and Connecticut. It was once legal in every state and credited by advocates as being instrumental in enabling major democratic advances.^[5]