Erie Times: Pennsylvania’s 8.5 Million Voters Affiliated With 500+ Political Parties

On February 14, the Erie Times reported Pennsylvania’s 8.5 million voters have registered as being affiliated with more than 500 political parties.  

Although Pennsylvania only officially recognizes four parties-- Republican, Democrat, Green and Libertarian-- meaning only those parties will appear on a ballot next to candidate names, voters have registered as belonging to the--

-- Not Your Problem party

-- Pants Party

-- Grant Metacosmos party

-- Sir Fred the Cat party

-- The Sloth and Indolence party

-- Squirrel Reform party

-- Toga party

-- Pirate party (and its variants: Pirate Party of the United States and Pirate Starship party)

-- Pizza Party

-- Keg party

-- Old Wagon Wheel party

-- Dead Soon party

-- Cocktail party

-- No Longer in Use party

-- Men Yoga Meditation party

-- Lannister party

-- Jackass One party

-- Jedi party

-- I’m in the Middle party

-- Green Tea Party

-- Go Steelers party

-- Giant Meteor party

-- Galactic Empire party

-- Freak Power party

-- Diesel Truck party

-- Depends party

-- Best Person party (and its variants: The Best Person for the Job party, Best Person at the Time party, and Whoever Will Be the Best Candidate party)

-- Birthday party

-- Don’t Know Yet party

-- Mickey Mouse party

-- Tax Wall Street Party

-- Three Percenter Party

-- Silly Party (and its variant, The Fun Party)

Last but not least, there’s the appropriately named Ain’t No Party Like a Political Party.

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Pennsylvania’s 8.5 Million Voters Are Affiliated With 500 Different Political Parties