I don’t offhand know how much money the Libertarian Party of Idaho has to spend on its federal candidates, but here is a succinct story on how the recent US Supreme Court ruling has benefitted the LPID, at least in the short term.
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The judge ruled on Thursday, August 27, 2026 that proper procedures were not followed by the Libertarian Party of Iowa in replacing the previous Lt. Governor candidate and Third District Congressional candidate.
Here is the story from the Iowa Capital Dispatch. Thanks to Independent Political Report for the heads up.
I just spoke with LPIA Chair Stephanie Berlin. She says that a decision to appeal this latest decision will be made by the adversely affected candidates. “They have our full and utter support,” she said. Berlin continued, “This decision has disenfranchised about 11,000 Iowa voters who signed petitions to place our Gubernatorial ticket and Third Congressional District candidate on the ballot.”
Both the Governor’s race and the Third Congressional District race are leaning Democratic at this time.
In a meeting held this past Monday, August 24, 2026, the Michigan Board of State Canvassers did not approve the Americans for Citizen Voting (“ACV”) initiative for the November 2026 ballot. ACV has appealed the decision to the Michigan Supreme Court.
Here’s the story from votebeat.org.
FOR FIRST TIME, REPUBLICAN CHALLENGES TO MINOR PARTY AND INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE ACCESS ARE MORE NUMEROUS THAN DEMOCRATIC CHALLENGES
For ninety years, the Democratic Party has been far more active than the Republican Party in challenging various minor party and independent candidates from ballots. Yet, in 2026, for the first time, the Republican Party has filed more such challenges than the Democratic Party. Republican challenges this year are listed here:
Arizona: both major parties sued the Secretary of State when he let the No Labels Party change its name to the Arizona Independent Party. That case is still pending.
Florida(1): Republicans challenged Peter Jassenoff, the Libertarian nominee for U.S. House, 25th district. That is still pending.
Florida(2): Republicans challenged Addison Patrick, the Libertarian candidate for Jacksonville City Council. That failed.
Iowa(1): Republicans challenged Rick Stewart, Libertarian nominee for U.S. House, 2nd district. That is still pending.
Iowa(2): Republicans challenged Nicholas Gluba and Jules Cutler, the Libertarian nominees for Governor and Lieutenant Governor. That is still pending.
Iowa(3): Republicans challenged Marco Battaglia, the Libertarian nominee for U.S. House, 3rd district. That is still pending.
Kansas: the Republican Secretary of State removed the No Labels Party from the ballot. That is still pending.
New Hampshire: the Republican Secretary of State challenged Aaron Day, an independent candidate for U.S. Senate. It is still pending.
New Jersey: the Republican Party challenged Lana Leguia, the Libertarian nominee for U.S. House, 7th district. That is still pending.
Thanks to Independent Political Report for publishing this story on the recent successful petition drive in Massachusetts to place Al Ozonoff on the ballot for State Auditor on November 3, 2026. Because he is in a two way race, he is extremely likely to get the 3% of the vote needed for the Libertarian Party to qualify its 2028 presidential ticket for the ballot in Massachusetts.