PHOENIX (AZFamily) — One of Arizona’s five registered political parties is set to undergo a name change.

The No Labels Party will officially become the Arizona Independent Party on Dec. 1.

“The single biggest issue that seems to exist amongst our elected officials and amongst people who are going to hardcore primary voters is they hate the other side. We have to find a way to bridge that if we’re going to survive,” said Arizona Independent Party Chairman Paul Johnson.

Johnson is a former mayor of Phoenix and leads what is currently called the No Labels party. According to the Secretary of State’s office, as of October, there were 42,277 members of that party, making up just less than 1% of registered voters.

The second-largest block of registered voters is unaffiliated with any re

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