{"id":2338931,"date":"2024-09-09T19:37:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T23:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-to-remain-on-michigans-ballot-state-supreme-court-rules-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-09T19:39:41","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T23:39:41","slug":"rfk-jr-to-remain-on-michigans-ballot-state-supreme-court-rules-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-to-remain-on-michigans-ballot-state-supreme-court-rules-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"RFK Jr. to remain on Michigan\u2019s ballot, state Supreme Court rules &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">28<\/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-to-remain-on-michigans-ballot-state-supreme-court-rules-washington-examiner%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=2338931&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>The Michigan Supreme Court \u2064has ruled that independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will remain on the state&#8217;s ballot, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-passes-final-spending-bills-over-republican-opposition\/\" title=\"House approves last spending bills amid Republican resistance\">effectively concluding<\/a> his efforts to withdraw. This decision reverses a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-deals-another-blow-to-embattled-newsom\/\" title=\"Supreme Court Deals Another Blow to Embattled Newsom\">previous ruling<\/a> by the Michigan Court of Appeals, which had stated that there was no valid reason for Kennedy\u2064 to\u200b withdraw. The Supreme Court&#8217;s judgment emphasized that Kennedy did not demonstrate \u200ba legal\u2063 entitlement \u200cto\u2063 such relief. Kennedy, nominated by\u2062 the Natural Law \u200cParty, \u200cis subject to a Michigan law that prohibits minor \u200cparty candidates from removing themselves from the ballot, a stance consistently supported by Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/court-dismisses-disneys-lawsuit-against-florida-over-losing-private-control-of-government\/\" title=\"Court dismisses Disney&#039;s lawsuit against Florida over loss of private government control\">prior court ruling<\/a>.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">RFK Jr. to remain on Michigan&rsquo;s ballot, state Supreme Court rules<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1757047\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michigan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Michigan<\/a> Supreme Court ruled that independent presidential candidate<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/robert-f-kennedy-jr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> Robert F. Kennedy Jr.<\/a> must remain on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-spike-in-florida-coronavirus-cases-despite-no-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"No Spike in Florida Coronavirus Cases Despite No Mask Mandate\">state&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s ballot, effectively ending Kennedy&rsquo;s quest to have his name removed from the swing state.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freep.com\/story\/news\/politics\/elections\/2024\/09\/06\/michigan-appeals-court-robert-kennedy-presidential-ballot\/75086291007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>ruling overturns an opinion<\/a> from the Michigan Court of Appeals from Friday which stated there was no valid reason for Kennedy not to be able to withdraw his name from the ballot. The state&rsquo;s high court ruling Tuesday marks the end of Kennedy&rsquo;s challenges in this state.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;[Kennedy] has not shown an entitlement to this extraordinary relief,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/justice-alito-moves-up-deadline-for-supreme-court-briefing-in-pennsylvania-lawsuit-to-flip-the-election\/\" title=\"Justice Alito Moves Up Deadline For Supreme Court Briefing in Pennsylvania Lawsuit to Flip the Election\">court&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s ruling said.<\/p>\n<p>Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has continuously pointed to a Michigan state law that says minor party presidential candidates cannot withdraw from the ballot, and Kennedy qualified for the ballot after he was nominated by the Natural Law Party. A Michigan judge <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3142737\/rfk-jr-must-stay-on-michigan-ballot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>previously agreed <\/a>with Benson on Kennedy needing to stay on the ballot.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Elections are not just games, and the Secretary of State (SOS) is not obligated to honor the whims of candidates for public office,&rdquo; Michigan Court of Claims Judge Christopher Yates wrote last week in a four-page opinion.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Because the Court concludes that the SOS acted well within the bounds of the law, the Court shall deny the requests by plaintiff for (relief),&rdquo; Yates continued.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In August, Kennedy ended his bid for president and endorsed former President Donald Trump. He told his supporters in solidly blue or red states to vote for him but vowed he would try to take his name off the ballot in swing states so as to not take away votes from Trump as polling indicated his candidacy was doing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Michigan Supreme Court <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freep.com\/story\/news\/politics\/elections\/2024\/09\/09\/cornel-west-ruled-eligible-michigan-presidential-ballot\/75090430007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>also ruled<\/a> that independent presidential candidate Cornel West&rsquo;s name must appear on Michigan&rsquo;s Nov. 5 presidential ballot, rejecting an appeal from lawyer Mark Brewer, a former chairman of the Michigan Democratic Party.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1757047\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1757047\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Michigan Supreme Court has decided that independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will stay on the state&#8217;s ballot, concluding his efforts to have his name withdrawn from this key state. This decision reverses a previous ruling by the Michigan Court of Appeals, which had stated there was no legitimate reason for Kennedy to withdraw. The high court&#8217;s ruling on Tuesday puts an end to Kennedy&#8217;s legal challenges in Michigan. The court noted that Kennedy did not demonstrate a right to such extraordinary relief. Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has consistently referenced state law indicating that minor party candidates cannot remove themselves from the ballot, and since Kennedy was nominated by the Natural Law Party, he qualified for inclusion on it. A judge in Michigan had previously sided with Benson regarding Kennedy&#8217;s requirement to remain on the ballot, emphasizing that elections are serious matters and officials are not required to cater to candidates&#8217; requests at their discretion. In August, Kennedy suspended his presidential campaign and endorsed former President Donald Trump while advising supporters in strongly partisan states to vote for him but expressing intentions to withdraw from ballots in swing states so as not to detract votes from Trump based on polling data suggesting this effect. Additionally, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled that independent candidate Cornel West will also appear on the state&#8217;s November 5 presidential ballot, dismissing an appeal from Mark Brewer, a former chair of the Michigan Democratic Party<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2338932,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RFK-Jr.-Trump.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34069,40075,32458,36778],"class_list":["post-2338931","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-election-news","tag-michigan-ballot","tag-rfk-jr","tag-state-supreme-court"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RFK-Jr.-Trump.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2338931","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2338931"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2338931\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2338932"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2338931"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2338931"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2338931"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}