Here’s a piece from the Nashua Telegraph that lays out how the state government has made it even harder for third parties to qualify for the ballot.
Many people support keeping third parties off the ballot, presumably because they know how much of a threat extra choices are to the establishment. Currently the LP is involved in a petition drive to secure party-wide ballot access. 13,000 signatures are required. However, if successful, it only lasts for this year’s election… UNLESS a statewide candidate from the LP receives at least 4% of the vote, which has never happened.
The system is built to prevent choice.
