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[Damocles]

We do, as well. However, laws are consistently made to keep them as small as possible. Usually signature requirements are huge. In one East Coast state they required a certain percentage of votes to keep them "official" and the Libertarian Party and others lost even a Party Mention on the ballot. It isn't a "heartland" thing, it is a party politics thing.

 

[OrnotBitwise]

We do, as well. However, laws are consistently made to keep them as small as possible. Usually signature requirements are huge. In one East Coast state they required a certain percentage of votes to keep them "official" and the Libertarian Party and others lost even a Party Mention on the ballot. It isn't a "heartland" thing, it is a party politics thing.

Damo's right. Both major parties "collude" -- without, be it noted, any consultation or outright conspiracy necessary -- to keep other parties off the ballot as much as possible. They've just been less successful in California than in most states.