The Louisiana Secretary of State carefully records the political party voters choose when they register to vote, which is how Louisiana's voter roll came to include 217 political parties, 86 which have only one member. Included in that list is the Bull Moose Party, with its five members, 12 Jedis, 20 members of the Banana Party, one Monarchist, 16 Whigs, two Cajuns and a list of equally amusing party choices. Read Gannett's Mike Hasten's hilarious account of those who list their party registration as "other" at the link below.
Written on Monday, 16 January 2012
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