Liberty Ballot has always been a volunteer-run organization that combined data from multiple sources to come up with ballot recommendations across the state of New Hampshire. The prior volunteers needed to move on to other priorities and it took some time to find a new trustworthy team to take over operations.

No. The NH Liberty Alliance has never been the provider of content for Liberty Ballot. That said, they are one of several organizations whose data we have relied on over the years to inform our decisions.

We combine data from multiple sources—including candidate questionnaires, past voting records, and ratings from liberty-focused organizations such as the New Hampshire Liberty Alliance, Americans for Prosperity, and Young Americans for Liberty, and non-partisan sites such as Citizens Count. In every election, we aim to endorse the candidate(s) who will advance liberty the most when the outcome is reasonably predictable. When no ideal candidate exists, we may support someone that aligned groups pass on—or decline to endorse a candidate they back—based on our independent assessment of impact.

In primaries, we only make endorsements in races with a known contested primary (or active write-in campaign).

Not necessarily. Typically, the winner of a primary (regardless of party) has a high probability of winning the general election. We try to optimize for liberty by endorsing the best candidate in the primary but may ultimately not endorse anyone in the general election or may endorse an opponent we did not endorse in the primary.

No. This is a volunteer effort with no donations accepted nor does liberty ballot donate to any candidate or make paid advertisements for candidates or issues.