The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an emergency appeal to remove Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from presidential ballots in Michigan and Wisconsin.
The ruling leaves Kennedy on the ballot in two key battleground states just days before Election Day. According to To the Associated Press. Although Kennedy was originally on the ballot for his presidential campaign, he argued that continuing to vote in these states violated his First Amendment rights.
But officials in Michigan and Wisconsin say removing his name at this stage, when early voting is already underway, would be logistically impossible and could disrupt the election process. The Associated Press reported that he objected. Although Justice Neil Gorsuch dissented in the Michigan case, the court did not issue a detailed explanation of its decision to dismiss Kennedy’s appeal. (Related: ‘It doesn’t affect me’: President Trump reveals who wasn’t ‘excited’ about teaming up with RFK Jr.)
Democrats are fighting to make elections less secure in several key states days before the election.
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In Michigan, Mr. Kennedy initially won an appellate court ruling, but eventually faced a roadblock when a state court found that he had missed the deadline to withdraw his nomination as a candidate for the Natural Law Party, which had insisted on continuing to run. The Associated Press reported. In Wisconsin, the court ruled that once a qualified candidate files a valid nomination, his or her name must remain unless he dies before the election.
Kennedy has withdrawn from voting in other key battleground states, including Arizona, North Carolina and Nevada, and plans to sit out elections in other states, including Florida, Ohio and Texas, CBS News reported. . reported. He failed to qualify in New York and Georgia and chose not to appeal the Georgia court’s decision after the Supreme Court denied his request for reinstatement in New York.
Kennedy, who ran as an independent candidate, suspended his campaign in August and is now supporting former President Donald Trump.
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