On June 5, independent New Mexico gubernatorial candidate Ken Miyagishima filed a lawsuit to overturn the 2% petition requirement for statewide independent candidates. The lawsuit was filed in Santa Fe district court. See this story.
No independent candidate has ever been on the ballot for Governor of New Mexico. New Mexico has never had easy ballot access requirements for independent candidates, although in the past New Mexico had very easy ballot access for minor parties. The only statewide independent candidate petitions that succeeded in New Mexico were those for president in 1980, 1992, and 2004; and one for U.S. Senate in 1996.
RFK Jr. qualified for the ballot in New Mexico in 2024 as an independent presidential candiate but he withdrew his name from the ballot there.
2% doesn’t seek very difficult.