Amid reports that Robert Kennedy Jr. plans to remain on the Virginia ballot, a source close to the campaign told The Daily Caller that the former presidential candidate plans to remove his name from the battleground state's ballot.

Kennedy, who dropped out of the presidential race to endorse President Trump, became eligible to appear on Virginia's ballot on Thursday. Earlier this week, the Virginia Department of Elections announced He said he received There has been no indication from the Kennedy campaign that it does not want to appear on the ballot, contradicting Kennedy's public statements that he will try to stay off the ballot in battleground states.

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The Virginia Department of Elections told The Caller on Friday that the Kennedy campaign had not requested that his name be removed from the ballot. Despite the reports, a source close to the campaign said Kennedy plans to remove his name from the Virginia ballot and is urging his supporters to vote for Trump. The source was granted anonymity in order to speak freely about campaign activities.

Virginia hasn't set a specific date when all ballots will be printed, but Friday, Sept. 6, is the last day candidates can be eligible to appear on the state's ballot, Angela Gaines, external relations manager for the Virginia Department of Elections, told the Caller. Early voting in the state begins Sept. 20.

Sources told The Caller that Kennedy plans to remove his name from the ballot, but as of press time the elections department had not said whether the former candidate had made a formal request.

A Trump campaign official in Virginia told The Caller that if a candidate withdraws their name after ballots are printed, a sign is typically posted at the polling place indicating the candidate has withdrawn from the race. In that case, voters can still vote for the withdrawn candidate, the Trump campaign official in Virginia said.

Kennedy formally dropped out of the presidential race on August 23, and at a rally later that day joined forces with Trump to announce his intention to remove his name from the ballot in battleground states.

Despite Kennedy's wishes, it now appears he cannot be removed from the ballot in some states, including Nevada and Michigan, because it's too late according to state law. In Wisconsin, the state elections board voted against Kennedy's request to be removed, then allowed him access to the ballot on Tuesday.

“Robert F. Kennedy Jr. supports President Trump and is actively supporting the Trump-Vance campaign. President Trump and Senator Vance are campaigning to win the vote of every American who supported the Kennedy-Shanahan campaign,” Jeffrey Reier, a spokesman for the Trump Virginia campaign, told the Caller. The former president added Kennedy to his transition team as an honorary co-chair, along with former Hawaii Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard. (Related: 'They've lost their soul': Former VP candidate Nicole Shanahan slams Democrats over treatment of RFK Jr.)

A Roanoke College poll conducted on August 20, before Kennedy decided to drop out of the race, showed that 6% of Virginians Planned Biden had the highest percentage of independent votes in the state. The poll showed Vice President Kamala Harris leading Trump in the state, 47% to 44%, and 45% to 42% if other candidates were on the ballot. Respondents told Roanoke College they planned to vote if Biden was the candidate, giving Trump a 6-point lead. The poll is based on 691 respondents and has a margin of error of 4.5%.