A federal judge enjoined the Arkansas secretary of state from failing to recognize the Libertarian Party of Arkansas and restricting its access to the ballot, so long as it collects signatures of 10,000 registered Arkansas voters — not 3% of the total votes cast in the previous gubernatorial election (26,726).
Read moreWhile Arizona’s election requirements may force Libertarians to work harder to put candidates on the primary ballot, the rules passed constitutional muster Friday with a Ninth Circuit panel.
Read moreThe Libertarian Party of Arkansas claims in a federal complaint that ballot restrictions “unduly burden [its] fundamental right to political association,” and violate the equal-protection clause
Read moreSAN FRANCISCO (CN) – The Ninth Circuit heard arguments Tuesday morning that an Arizona law requiring a certain number of
Read moreFormer governor and Libertarian vice presidential candidate William Weld is asking the federal court to toss a Massachusetts law awarding all 11 of the state’s presidential electors to the candidate who wins the popular vote.
Read moreDismissing a Libertarian group’s lawsuit, a federal judge found that New York gun-control laws strike an acceptable balance between constitutional rights and the public safety.
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The Libertarian Party of Georgia claims in court the state’s ballot-access laws are unlawfully cumbersome and were intentionally designed to prevent third-party candidates from successfully running for federal office.
Read moreThe Seventh Circuit handed a victory to the Libertarian Party on Friday, declaring an Illinois requirement that third parties run a full slate of candidates to get on the ballot unconstitutional.
Read moreArizona did not discriminate against the Libertarian Party by changing the formula by which its candidates qualify for the ballot, a federal judge ruled, finding it “difficult to conclude that Arizona’s requirement is unconstitutionally burdensome.”
Read moreThe Seventh Circuit lent a sympathetic ear Friday to the Libertarian Party’s challenge to an Illinois requirement that third parties run a full slate of candidates to get on the ballot.
Read moreA federal judge upbraided the Federal Election Commission for mishandling complaints by a group that wants to see third-party candidates in the presidential debates.
Read moreOhio can refuse to recognize Libertarians as a political party because their candidates appeared on the 2016 election ballot as independents, the state’s highest court ruled.
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