{"id":2263054,"date":"2024-06-08T18:30:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-08T22:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-s-ballot-access-wins-and-losses-this-week\/"},"modified":"2024-06-08T18:32:47","modified_gmt":"2024-06-08T22:32:47","slug":"rfk-jr-s-ballot-access-wins-and-losses-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-s-ballot-access-wins-and-losses-this-week\/","title":{"rendered":"RFK Jr.&#8217;s mixed results in ballot access this week"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frfk-jr-s-ballot-access-wins-and-losses-this-week%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2263054&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>2020 is an atypical election year with the \u2062coronavirus pandemic leading states to enact different deadlines \u2062and rules for ballot access, Kennedy is facing an uphill battle to secure a spot on the debate\u200b stage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/evan-mcmullin-is-the-democrats-utah-senate-candidate\/\" title=\"Evan McMullin Is The Democrats\u2019 Utah Senate Candidate\">independent presidential candidate<\/a>, Robert F.\u200b Kennedy Jr., is working hard to \u2064qualify for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservative-group-calls-on-rnc-to-abandon-nbc-debate-plans\/\" title=\"Conservative group urges RNC to drop NBC debate.\">upcoming presidential debates<\/a> \u2064on CNN. He currently has ballot access in 19\u200b states, potentially giving\u2062 him enough electoral votes to participate in the debates, but it\u200c is uncertain if his submissions \u200cwill be considered valid by all 19 states. With the unique circumstances of this year&#8217;s election due to the pandemic, Kennedy faces challenges in \u2062meeting the various deadlines and requirements for \u2064ballot access.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_79\">\n<p>With less than two weeks from the first presidential debate, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rfk-jr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Robert F. Kennedy Jr.<\/a> and his campaign are hustling to get on as many state ballots as possible to be eligible for the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/debates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>debate<\/a> on CNN, which requires a candidate to be able to win at least 270 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/electoral-college\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>electoral votes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The independent presidential candidate announced Friday that he\u2019s qualified for the ballot in 19 states, which could earn him 278 votes, but at least 10 of those states have yet to certify that his submissions are valid.<\/p>\n<p>Because Kennedy is running as an independent, he must go through the arduous process of collecting millions of signatures, which then have to be certified by the states.<\/p>\n<p>He has faced several hiccups in his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/atlanta-asks-court-to-overturn-order-allowing-nonresidents-to-participate-in-stop-cop-city-petition\/\" title=\"Atlanta seeks court reversal of order allowing nonresidents in 'Stop Cop City' petition\">signature collection efforts<\/a>, with the most pressing one coming from his efforts in Nevada.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy filed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3027014\/rfk-jr-sues-nevada-secretary-state-ballot-access\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>lawsuit<\/a> against Nevada after learning that the campaign\u2019s collection of over 15,000 signatures in the state would be void because the petition it circulated did not list a vice presidential pick, which is required by state law to be allowed on the ballot. A staffer in the Nevada office had wrongfully informed Kennedy that he did not need\u00a0to list a running mate, however, a spokesperson for the office said the Kennedy campaign had been sent clear guidelines for ballot access in a memo that same month.<\/p>\n<p>Just in case Kennedy loses his lawsuit, his campaign is passing out an amended petition listing his running mate, Nicole Shanahan.<\/p>\n<p>The Kennedy campaign has until July 5 to collect 10,000 signatures to be considered to be added to the ballot.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In addition to Nevada, Kennedy is facing challenges in New York for his ballot access. A spokesperson for a super PAC affiliated with President Joe Biden said Kennedy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3032021\/rfk-jr-new-york-ballot-petition-challenged-biden-super-pac-residency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>lied<\/a> about his residency in the state and listed an address at which he does not live on the petition.<\/p>\n<p>However, this week, Kennedy found victory by gaining access to Florida\u2019s ballot through the Reform Party.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With under two weeks until the first presidential debate, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is racing to secure his spot on numerous state ballots. To qualify for the CNN debate, a candidate must be eligible to win at least 270 electoral votes. 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