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Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr and the New Hampshire Libertarian Party has filed a lawsuit against the state of New Hampshire attempting to remove George Phillies from the ballot, The Nashua Telegraph reported.

Phillies, also a libertarian presidential candidate, qualified to appear on the November ballot despite the fact that the national Libertarian party nominated Barr in May.

Betty Hall submitting ballot signatures: Photo credit: Hall campaign

Independent state Senate candidate Betty Hall has submitted the necessary number of signatures to be verified by local election officials.

Hall, of Brookline, is attempting to run for the state Senate in the 12th district, which includes parts of Nashua, Hollis, Mason and Brookline. To gain access to the November ballot she needed to submit 700 signatures for verification and now must wait for the town clerks to approve the signatures.

New Hampshire voters are one step closer to having the option of picking from two Libertarian presidential candidates.

Former U.S. Rep. Bob Barr has collected 5,000 signatures in the Granite State and George Phillies has already qualified to appear on the November ballot. August 6 was the deadline for thirty-party candidates to hand in 3,000 to local election officials who will then verify the signatures.

Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader is on his way to gaining access to the New Hampshire ballot in November.

Yesterday, Nader's campaign handed in 6,000 signatures to town clerks across the state. August 6th was the deadline for independent statewide candidates to collect 3,000 signatures.

Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr: Campaign PhotoMANCHESTER -- Libertarian presidential nominee Bob Barr paid his first visit to New Hampshire where a recent poll shows him with 10 percent of the vote.

Barr, a former Republican U.S. House member from Georgia, was nominated at the Libertarian National Convention in Denver over the Memorial Day weekend.