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Dr. Michael Eisenhauer became frustrated with ever-shifting government policies that make it hard to practice medicine, especially new policies that are making care scarce in rural areas that dominate the vast state of Montana.

Commonwealth Court Judge Lori Dumas ruled on Aug. 25 that independent Chris Gambino can stay on the ballot as candidate for Pennsylvania House District 143.

A Democrat candidate for U.S. House filed a last-minute lawsuit against one of his opponents – an independent whose petition signatures already were validated – because of accusations that a paid contractor gathered illegitimate signatures.

Pennsylvania Democrats won three out of four challenges to grassroots candidates, with those running under the Green Party falling short. A Forward Party candidate survived and will be on the Nov. 3 ballot.

Alaska’s ranked-choice voting faces its second challenge with Ballot Measure 2, which if passed would end one of the nation’s two statewide RCV systems; Maine is the other state. Repeal Now is sponsored by Republicans, including gubernatorial candidate Bernadette Wilson, who moved up to second in the aftermath of the RCV primary.

He can’t review state judgment, hints at chance to appeal to Third Circuit Court of Appeals; candidate is discussing next steps with legal team. Video of our interview with Lana Leguia A federal court judge said that he lacked jurisdiction to restore Libertarian Lana Leguía to a hotly competitive House race. Republicans challenged her candidacy over her use of out-of-state petitioners, a rule no longer enforced on Democrats or Republicans. In the opinion released Aug. 31, U.S

The New Mexico Forward Party filed a federal lawsuit, defending three candidates thrown off the ballot and calling out the state’s law that requires this party’s candidates to get 5 times more signatures than their Republican and Democrat counterparts.

Party weighs options after judge upholds Iowa secretary of state’s call to throw Libertarians off ballot in close House, governor races DES MOINES – A cascade of Republican challenges that began in June against Libertarian candidates hit a wall when a district court judge supported the secretary of state’s call to remove candidates for a U.S. House seat and the governor ticket. The Libertarian Party Central Committee held an emergency meeting Aug. 12, as they lacked time to

Libertarian Lana Leguía, candidate for Congress, decided not to play by New Jersey rules that were enforced on grassroots candidates that no longer applied to Democrats or Republicans.

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein fulfilled his promise to veto an election bill that did not receive a single vote from a Democrat nor unaffiliated candidate from the state’s House.

Three primary opponents and the Republican Party of Florida have filed a suit against the Libertarian candidate, claiming he could inflict “irreparable harm” on the eventual GOP nominee running for Florida’s 25th District House seat.

A Massachusetts judge returned ballot access to one of three Republican statewide candidates who were initially thrown off the primary ballot after forged signatures left them short of the 10,000 signature requirement.

Ballots Without Barriers played a visible role at our biggest event yet - FreedomFest 2026, where more than 1,000 freedom-lovers gathered in Las Vegas. Lars Mapstead (Founder), Daniel Johnson (Director of Growth), Harrison Kemp (National Director), and Kelsey Lyon (Communications Director) represented Ballots Without Barriers at FreedomFest, where they spoke one-on-one with opinion leaders from across the country. One message came through again and again: the barriers keeping

Libertarians Rick Stewart (House District 2) and Marco Battaglia (Dist. 3) faced challenges about their names from Republicans who claimed the candidates could not use a nickname (Stewart) or a changed name (Battaglia).

More than 800 South Carolinians have signed a petition calling on the state legislature to repeal or amend a new law that charges candidates a needless filing fee and shortens by 50 percent the time that they have to file as candidates.

Libertarians have long known that state election laws serve one master: the duopoly. Libertarian entrepreneur Lars Mapstead launched his 2024 presidential campaign to challenge election laws that punish grassroots candidates. That hands-on experience illuminated the root problem and inspired a solution: Change the laws that deny voters better choices. Mapstead went on to found organizations dedicated to tackling these barriers, including Ballots Without Barriers, which debute