Libertarians' ballot access uncertain in battleground Ohio

Libertarian Party activists in Ohio carry boxes of signature petitions to the Secretary of State's Office Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016, in Columbus, Ohio, in hopes of placing presidential candidate Gary Johnson on the November ballot. The party surprised state election officials by submitting signatures for a different candidate, Charlie Earl, who ran unsuccessfully for governor in 2014, in a move Libertarians defended as a placeholder effort because they began collecting signatures before Johnson was