According to this story, the New Hampshire Democratic Party has again asked the Ballot Law Commission to remove independent U.S. House candidate Shawn O’Connor from the ballot. The Ballot Law Commission already voted 4-1 to leave him on the ballot. The Commission will meet again on Wednesday, September 21.
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“Ballot panel again rejects Democratic Party bid to block independent Congressional candidate By DAVE SOLOMONState House Bureau CONCORD – A second attempt by the New Hampshire Democratic Party to keep independent Congressional candidate Shawn O’Connor off the general election ballot met the same fate as the first – a 4-1 rejection by the Ballot Law Commission.That means O’Connor will be on the ballot in the First Congressional District, along with Republican incumbent Frank Guinta of Manchester and Democrat Carol Shea-Porter of Rochester, the nominees of their respective parties.” – See more at: http://www.unionleader.com/article/20160921/NEWS0605/160929773/1010/news06#sthash.U8z3xZyR.dpuf