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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.

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