How hard it is to get 3-4000 signatures? Candidates that run statewide in VA have to get 10,000 signatures - and most of them get 15, 20 or 25,000 signatures.
Overwhelming numbers eliminate these problems.
I read at Detroit Free Press you may only submit between 1,000 and 2,000 signatures for the ballot
Was not permitted link that for the story
http://www.freep.com/article/20120525/NEWS15/120525063