{"id":2339130,"date":"2024-09-10T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/swing-state-supreme-court-hands-trump-and-rfk-jr-a-crucial-win-in-ballot-battle\/"},"modified":"2024-09-10T12:03:26","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T16:03:26","slug":"swing-state-supreme-court-hands-trump-and-rfk-jr-a-crucial-win-in-ballot-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/swing-state-supreme-court-hands-trump-and-rfk-jr-a-crucial-win-in-ballot-battle\/","title":{"rendered":"Swing State Supreme Court Hands Trump and RFK Jr. a Crucial Win in Ballot Battle"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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%2Fswing-state-supreme-court-hands-trump-and-rfk-jr-a-crucial-win-in-ballot-battle%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=2339130&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 \u200cNorth \u200dCarolina Supreme \u200dCourt\u2063 recently ruled that election officials \u200cmust \u200dreprint presidential ballots to remove Robert F. Kennedy Jr.&#8217;s name. \u200dKennedy, who\u2063 initially aspired to run for the presidency \u200bas a third-party candidate, has decided to\u200c support former \u2062President Donald Trump instead. \u2064He is seeking to withdraw his name from \u2063ballots in various states to avoid splitting\u2064 votes with Trump, particularly among voters who \u2063cannot support Democratic candidate Kamala Harris.\u200c <\/p>\n<p>Currently,\u2063 Kennedy has already \u200bbeen removed from ballots in ten states but remains \u2064on the\u2063 ballot in approximately thirty others,\u200d pending ongoing legal battles. The court&#8217;s decision \u200bin North Carolina was based on the belief that keeping \u200bKennedy on the ballot \u200dcould mislead \u200dvoters and undermine their right \u2063to vote according \u200dto their preferences. The\u200d North \u2062Carolina ruling contrasts with a recent decision in Michigan, which allowed Kennedy to remain on the\u200c ballot despite his request \u200cfor removal.<\/p>\n<p>Justice \u200dTrey Allen \u2064stated \u2062that while the\u200c reprinting of ballots would be\u200b costly and time-consuming, it is essential for upholding voters&#8217; rights. The Michigan Supreme Court, however, \u200crejected Kennedy&#8217;s withdrawal attempt, suggesting it posed no \u2064significant\u2064 threat to \u200celection integrity. \u200dThis situation continues to evolve as Kennedy actively pursues appeals.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">North Carolina&rsquo;s Supreme Court ruled Monday that state election officials have to reprint presidential ballots and remove Robert F. Kennedy&rsquo;s name.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kennedy, who initially hoped to wage a third-party bid for the White House, has instead backed former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/op-ed-silent-rise-trump-kennedy-voter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kennedy has since launched a battle to have his name removed from states where he had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/if-i-get-into-the-race-im-going-to-win-manchin-teases-third-party-run-at-no-labels-event\/\" title=\"Manchin hints at third-party run, confident of victory.\">secured ballot access<\/a> so that voters who can&rsquo;t stomach voting for Democratic candidate Vice President Kamala Harris will not have him as an alternative, theoretically boosting Trump&rsquo;s chances.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/rfk-jr-off-ballot-after-suspending-campaign\/story?id=113375579\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC<\/a>, Kennedy is no longer on the ballot in 10 other states: Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Nevada, New Hampshire, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and South Carolina.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ABC reported that although Kennedy will be on the ballot in about 30 states, when it comes to swing states, only Wisconsin and Michigan have refused to allow Kennedy &lsquo;s name to be withdrawn.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wispolitics.com\/2024\/mon-pm-update-kennedy-files-appeal-seeking-to-get-off-wisconsin-presidential-ballot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WisPolitics<\/a>, Kennedy filed an appeal Monday to be removed from the ballot.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/rfk-jr-must-removed-north-carolina-ballots-state-supreme-court-rules-rcna170341\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC<\/a>, North Carolina&rsquo;s ruling to remove <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-win-secretary-state-kept-rfk-jr-ballot-wishes-court-just-stopped\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kennedy<\/a> was offset by a final ruling from Michigan keeping Kennedy on the ballot.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 4-3 North Carolina Supreme Court ruling upheld an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jury-selection-for-chauvin-trial-delayed\/\" title=\"Jury selection for Chauvin trial delayed\">appeals court ruling<\/a> that overturned a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-rejects-pennsylvania-gop-election-appeal\/\" title=\"Supreme Court Rejects Pennsylvania GOP Election Appeal\">lower court decision<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;We acknowledge that expediting the process of printing new ballots will require considerable time and effort by our election officials and significant expense to the State,&rdquo; Justice Trey Allen wrote in the majority opinion.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;But that is a price the North Carolina Constitution expects us to incur to protect voters&rsquo; fundamental right to vote their conscience and have that vote count,&rdquo; the opinion said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The court said that if Kennedy remained on the ballot &ldquo;it could disenfranchise countless voters who mistakenly believe that plaintiff remains a candidate for office.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reprinting ballots has altered the timetable for getting ballots printed. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/report-early-voting-locations-north-carolina-illegally-favor-1-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">North Carolina<\/a> initially scheduled ballots to be mailed to voters Sept. 6, but that was put on hold as the Kennedy case made its way through the courts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In rejecting Kennedy&rsquo;s lawsuit to be removed from the ballot, the Michigan Supreme Court said he &ldquo;has not shown an entitlement to this extraordinary relief,&rdquo; according to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/rfk-jr-michigan-ballot-lawsuit-4aa84852759b5f3fe9ac7e5790af54d0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;This plainly has nothing to do with ballot or election integrity,&rdquo; Aaron Siri, an attorney for Kennedy, fired back, per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/09\/09\/rfk-jr-loses-attempt-to-withdraw-from-michigan-ballot-00178095\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He said the aim of the court in the state dominated by Democratic officeholders &ldquo;is precisely the opposite &mdash; to have unwitting Michigan voters throw away their votes on a withdrawn candidate.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two Republican-nominated justices wrote a dissenting opinion against the order. The court has a majority of judges who were nominated by Democrats.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;We can only hope that the Secretary&rsquo;s misguided action &mdash; now sanctioned with the imprimatur of this Court &mdash; will not have national implications,&rdquo; the dissent said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Kennedy&#8217;s name. Initially, Kennedy aimed to run as a third-party candidate for the presidency but has since endorsed former President Donald Trump. He is now fighting to have his name taken off the ballots in states where he had previously gained access, aiming to prevent voters who are reluctant to support Democratic candidate Vice President Kamala Harris from considering him as an alternative, which could potentially enhance Trump&#8217;s chances.<\/p>\n<p>As reported by ABC, Kennedy is no longer listed on the ballot in ten other states: Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Nevada, New Hampshire, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and South Carolina. Although he will still appear on about 30 state ballots overall, only Wisconsin and Michigan have denied his request for removal among swing states.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy filed an appeal on Monday seeking removal from the ballot. Meanwhile, North Carolina\u2019s decision was countered by a ruling from Michigan that allowed him to remain listed. The North Carolina Supreme Court&#8217;s 4-3 ruling supported an appeals court decision that reversed a lower court&#8217;s ruling. Justice Trey Allen noted in the majority opinion that while reprinting new ballots would require significant time and resources from election officials and incur costs for the state\u2014this expense is necessary under North Carolina\u2019s Constitution to safeguard voters&#8217; rights.<\/p>\n<p>The court expressed concern that keeping Kennedy on the ballot could mislead many voters into thinking he is still a candidate when he is not. This situation has delayed the timeline for mailing out ballots; they were originally scheduled for distribution on September 6 but were postponed due to ongoing legal proceedings regarding Kennedy\u2019s candidacy.<\/p>\n<p>In rejecting Kennedy\u2019s lawsuit in Michigan aimed at removing him from their ballot as well, the state&#8217;s Supreme Court stated he did not demonstrate entitlement to such extraordinary relief. Aaron Siri\u2014Kennedy&#8217;s attorney\u2014countered this assertion by claiming it was unrelated to maintaining election integrity and suggested it was intended instead for unwitting voters in Michigan who might waste their votes on a withdrawn candidate.<\/p>\n<p>Two justices nominated by Republicans dissented against this order while noting that most judges currently serving were appointed by Democrats; they expressed hope that this &#8220;misguided action&#8221; would not lead to broader national consequences<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2339131,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/trumpennedy.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[40540,32458,32275,25081,3634],"class_list":["post-2339130","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-ballot-battle","tag-rfk-jr","tag-supreme-court","tag-swing-state","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/trumpennedy.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2339130","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2339130"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2339130\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2339131"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2339130"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2339130"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2339130"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}