Ballot Access
During the 2008 United States Presidential election, the Libertarian Party gained ballot access in 45 states plus the District of Columbia; it did not gain ballot access in Connecticut, Louisiana, Maine, Oklahoma, or West Virginia. In the 2012 Presidential election, the Libertarian Party currently has gained ballot access in 48 states plus the District of Columbia, with litigation pending in the remaining two states, Michigan and Oklahoma.
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