Ballot access laws are difficult in many states, and Indiana is one of them. For instance, Indiana is one of the states in which Ralph Nader never made the ballot as a Presidential candidate.

Yet, the Libertarian Party has maintained ballot access in Indiana since 1994. LPIN Chair Evan McMahon, who is running for Chair of the Libertarian National Committee at the Libertarian Party National Convention, May 22-25, 2026, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, recently addressed Indiana ballot access issues in this oped in the Indiana Capital Chronicle.

The rundown on twelve states is in this new article from Axios.

On May 1, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey called the legislature into special session to draw new U.S. House district boundaries. It will be interesting to see if the legislature acknowledges the U.S. District Court opinion that says when Alabama shrinks the time period for petitioning for minor parties and independent candidates, it must reduce the petition requirement proportionately. Hall v Bennett, 212 F Supp 3d 1148.