RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. can remain on North Carolina's presidential ballots after a state judge on Monday refused to block printing his
A small group of supporters wait for Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to arrive at the Albany County Courthouse, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, in Albany, N.Y. RALEIGH, N.C. — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. can remain on North Carolina’s presidential ballots after a state judge on Monday refused to block printing his name and those of other candidates of the “We the People” party that was recently certified by the State Board of Elections.
Board staff last found We The People organizers turned in enough valid signatures from registered and qualified voters to exceed the petition threshold in state law, which is currently 13,865. Petition collectors also must inform the signers of the general purpose and intent of the proposed party. The state Democratic Party filed a complaint seeking the board’s decision be reversed. It accused Kennedy’s campaign of using the We the People vehicle to evade the tougher standard that state law sets for independent candidates to get on the ballot — the collection of six times as many signatures.
But Steed and Oliver Hall, a lawyer representing We the People, said the certification law contains no test that the election board must use to decide whether a new party’s purpose is acceptable — rather, it simply must have one. A state Democratic Party spokesperson didn’t immediately respond Monday to an email seeking comment on Gregory’s decision, which the judge planned to issue in writing later and could be appealed.
Kennedy’s campaign has said he is officially on the ballot in 17 states and signatures have been submitted in 23 more.
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