of non-major parties. Elected officials codified five percent in the Federal Election Campaign Act, and taxpayers finance candidates whose parties attract five percent of the popular vote. Format The Citizens' Debate Commission advocates the following format stipulations for future presidential debates: Follow-up questions must be permitted in every debate. At least one debate must include candidate-to-candidate questioning. At least two debates must include rebuttals and surrebuttals. Response times must not be overly restrictive. Candidates may only exercise a limited number of vetoes concerning the selection of moderators and panelists. The Citizens' Debate Commission also proposes the following four basic formats for future presidential debates: Two single-moderator debates. Authentic town-hall debate. Youth debate. Panel debate. External links Citizens' Debate Commission Commission on Presidential Debates Open Debates Some documentation of limited debate topics under CPD control, compiled by a CDC advocate. The Appleseed Citizens' Task Force on Fair Debates Organizations established in 2004 United States presidential debates