The rules of how New York's political campaigns work could be rewritten and some third parties could be in danger as a result.

Often times, the same candidate is listed multiple times on the ballot, just under different parties. That's because New York has fusion voting.

All these political parties— Democrat, Republican, Working Families, Libertarian and Green— qualify for a spot on your ballot by having their candidate for governor receive 50,000 votes but a commission deciding the future of elections could change that. And it could spell trouble for minor parties like the Greens.

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"For Democracy in New York, this is just going to be fewer choices," said New York Green Party Co-Chairman Peter LaVenia. "So, it’s bad for us, but it’s also going to be bad for New Yorkers." 

The Campaign Finance Commission is considering raising the threshold for ballot access. Instead of 50,000 votes, it could be a lot more. Parties that lose ballot status have to spend time and money to get back on.    

"There’s no one from any of the third parties on this commission," LaVenia added. "So it’s essentially the big boys stacking the deck against competition."

But why is this happening? It might be because of Governor Cuomo's ongoing feud with another ballot line: the Working Families Party.  Last year, it endorsed the governor's primary challenger Cynthia Nixon.

Working Families Party members think Cuomo is trying to sink the party.  

"It’s unfortunate that the governor’s feud with the Working Families Party is going to cause every third party in New York state a lot of problems," LaVenia said.

For his part, Cuomo says he supports fusion voting.  

"I have run with it, so I’ve obviously done it. I support it," Cuomo said. 

The final report is due out next week.