Anger may be rising against the two-party system, but Florida's "third" parties have yet to convert it into candidates.

Though the state Department of Elections lists 30 minor parties as "active," only a tiny handful of them have candidates on the 2010 ballot. And some of those hopefuls aren't even running under their party's banner, opting instead to appear as write-ins or NPA (No Party Affiliation), as newly independent Gov. Charlie Crist is doing with his U.S. Senate bid.

One exception is the newly formed TEA Party, which placed nearly 20 candidates in state races -- including one in the commissioner of agriculture and consumer servces race and three in state Senate races -- before all filing periods ended Friday.

Florida has one of the nation's most accommodating laws for minor parties. Anyone can launch a political party, as long as they designate a chairman and treasurer, and file quarterly financial reports with the secretary of state's office. The state imposes no annual fees or minimum membership requirements.

As a result, Florida voters can choose from a plethora of parties ranging from the Prohibition Party to the Surfers Party -- and just about everything in between. The field is crowded by like-minded groups that have splintered. For example:

* There are three socialist parties: the Florida Socialist Workers Party, the Party for Socialism and Liberation, and the Socialist Party of Florida.

* There are two reform parties: The Reform Party and the American Reform Party.

* There are two libertarian parties: The Libertarian Party and the Progressive Libertarian Party.

* There's even a second Democratic party: the Independent Democratic Party.