In mid-December 2022, the Alabama Secretary of State gave a free list of the registered voters to the Libertarian Party, because it had qualified for statewide ballot access in the 2022 election. Alabama charges more for the list of registered voters than any other state ($37,000) but gives a free list to qualified parties.

Although the Libertarian Party did not poll 20% for any statewide race last year, it did poll over 20% for countywide partisan offices in Madison, Macon, and Jackson Counties, so it is on the ballot for 2024 for all county partisan offices in those three counties.

The party is seeking sponsors for a bill to lower the 20% vote test to something lower.

On December 16, the Florida Secretary of State granted recognition to the Conservative Party. Its chair is Keith C. Westbrook of Gainesville.

On December 21, the Georgia Libertarian Party filed this brief in Cowen v Raffensperger, n.d., 1:17cv-4660. This is the case against the Georgia 5% petition procedure for U.S. House candidates of minor parties and independent candidates. The case is still open for a decision on whether the law violates Equal Protection.

The brief, and the evidence that is attached to it, shows that the 5% petition was clearly passed to keep the Communist Party off the ballot. The evidence shows that the Communist Party had been the first to nominate a black candidate for vice-president, and that was a reason for the state’s hostility to allowing it on the ballot. The evidence also shows that when the 1986 amendments were passed, easing statewide petition requirements but not district office requirements, were passed in order to keep Libertarians and others from running legislative candidates.

The evidence is not attached to the link, unfortunately.