On June 25, the New Hampshire Ballot Law Commission voted to keep Tom Alciere on the Libertarian primary ballot for U.S. House, 2nd district. He is a registered Libertarian and he paid the filing fee. However, some party officers filed a challenge to his ballot placement on the grounds that he is not a bona fide member of the party. In some states, such as Alabama, Tennessee, and Missouri, candidates may be kept off primary ballots if the party determines that the candidate is not a bona fide member. New Hampshire election law does not recognize the ability of party leaders to exert veto power over candidates.

For its first year ever on the North Carolina ballot, the Green Party is running one candidate for U.S. House, one candidate for the state house, and two for county office. There are no executive statewide offices up in North Carolina this year, and there is no U.S. Senate race either. The U.S. House candidate is running in the 13th district; the state legislative candidate is running for 66th district. The two county offices are in Forsyth County and Mecklenburg County.

On July 2, the Massachusetts Supreme Court unanimously upheld the current deadline for registering to vote, 20 days before an election. See this story. The lower state court had invalidated it, but the Supreme Court reversed. UPDATE: here is the 49-page opinion in Chelsea Cooperative v Secretary of the Commonwealth, SJC-12435. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link.