HARRISBURG PATRIOT-NEWS Editorial: …Once the signatures are turned in, sharp-eyed political partisans and their lawyers typically go to work. If they think the minor party candidate’s presence on the ballot hurts their prospects, they’ll comb through the signatures, looking for any excuse to invalidate them and knock the candidate off the ballot.
In the signature review process, courts may require the minor party to provide a small army of volunteers or staff to be present, for work that can take weeks.
If the minor party loses and gets tossed off the ballot, it can be forced to pay the attackers’ legal fees, a risk that can exceed $100,000… (more)
