Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in August suspended his independent White House bid and backed Republican Donald Trump in the race against Democrat Kamala Harris.
Former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will not appear on ballots in North Carolina and Michigan, appeals courts ruled in two separate decisions Friday.
The rulings are good news for Donald Trump, who in North Carolina and Michigan polls better in a two-way race against Democratic nominee Kamala Harris than in a six-candidate race.authorities in the two swing states previously decided that Kennedy's name would remain on their ballots, rejecting a request from Kennedy to withdraw from the race.on Aug.
In a memo sent to North Carolina's 100 county election directors, the NCSBE's general counsel Paul Cox instructed the directors not to send any ballots, but to keep those they had already printed with Kennedy's name."The court has also ordered that the We The People party's ballot line be removed ," Cox wrote."Obviously, this will be a major undertaking for everyone. Our attorneys are reviewing the order and determining how to move forward.
He filed a lawsuit against Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson over the decision, but a judge on Tuesday ruled that Kennedy's name would stay on the ballot.
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