{"id":2339199,"date":"2024-09-10T13:44:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T17:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-carolina-supreme-court-orders-rfks-removal-from-ballots\/"},"modified":"2024-09-10T13:46:35","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T17:46:35","slug":"north-carolina-supreme-court-orders-rfks-removal-from-ballots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-carolina-supreme-court-orders-rfks-removal-from-ballots\/","title":{"rendered":"North Carolina Supreme Court Orders RFK&#8217;s Removal From Ballots"},"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%2Fnorth-carolina-supreme-court-orders-rfks-removal-from-ballots%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=2339199&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 \u2063North Carolina Supreme Court \u2062has ruled that Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.&#8217;s name must be removed from the ballots for the upcoming November election, necessitating\u200b the reprinting of the ballots. This\u200d decision came as \u200cKennedy had previously dropped out of the race and endorsed former President Donald\u200b Trump, which complicated the early voting process as ballots were set\u200d to be\u2064 mailed soon. Kennedy\u200d aimed to strategically influence the election by participating in battleground states, assessing that \u200dhis presence could \u2064shift votes and potentially aid the Democrats\u2014something\u200c he \u200bsought to avoid given his\u2063 stated disagreements with them.<\/p>\n<p>Initially, Democrats sought to keep Kennedy off the ballot, fearing\u2064 he would siphon votes from\u200b Vice President Kamala Harris. However, as\u2062 the situation evolved\u200b and\u200d Kennedy\u2019s potential impact on Trump emerged, \u200ctheir strategy shifted.\u2064 Polls \u2062indicated that while Kennedy had positive ratings among Republicans,\u200d he negatively affected Trump\u2019s\u200b support when included in the race.<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court&#8217;s close 4-3 decision affirmed a previous ruling that emphasizes \u2064the importance of accurate candidate representation \u200don ballots to ensure voters make informed decisions. The court acknowledged that rewriting ballots would require\u2063 additional resources\u2063 but deemed \u2064it necessary to uphold \u200cthe integrity \u200cof the \u200bvoting process and the fundamental right for voters\u2064 to express their preferences.  <\/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>\n<p>The Supreme Court of North Carolina ruled Monday that Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.&rsquo;s name be stricken from ballots for November&rsquo;s election, forcing them to be reprinted.<\/p>\n<p>North Carolinians who requested them were supposed to <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/09\/06\/early-voting-season-begins-even-as-some-states-are-still-deciding-whos-on-their-ballots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">start being mailed their ballots<\/a> on Friday, marking one of the longest voting seasons in the country, but litigation over RFK, Jr.&rsquo;s name remaining on the ballot after he dropped out and endorsed former President Donald Trump delayed the process.<\/p>\n<p>After dropping out, Kennedy has been trying to help Trump in critical swing states. Depending on the political calculus of the state, he has been trying to remove his name from some ballots and remain on others.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our polling consistently showed that by staying on the ballot in the battleground states, I would likely hand the election over to the Democrats, with whom I disagree on the most existential issues,&rdquo; Kennedy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/rfk-jr-ballot-battleground-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> of his strategy.<\/p>\n<p>In North Carolina, Kennedy&rsquo;s status as a lifelong Democrat from a powerful political dynasty initially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/democrats-allies-sue-to-keep-rfk-jr-off-ballot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">prompted<\/a> Democrats to sue to keep him off the ballot for fear he would sap votes from Vice President Kamala Harris, but now they have been trying&nbsp;to keep him on as it became clear his presence would likely take votes from Trump. <\/p>\n<p>With Kennedy removed, the Trump campaign could benefit by being the next-best option for Kennedy supporters, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/rfk-jrs-exit-help-trump-according-polls-rcna167539\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">polling<\/a> from just prior to Kennedy dropping out and Biden being removed from the Democrat ticket showed that Kennedy has net positive ratings from Republicans but net negatives from independents and Democrats. The same poll showed that Trump led the pack in a head-to-head with Biden and with third-party candidates included, but that when Kennedy was added to the mix, 10 percent of Trump supporters went to Kennedy.<\/p>\n<p>The 4-3 <a href=\"https:\/\/appellate.nccourts.org\/orders.php?t=P&amp;court=1&amp;id=439795&amp;pdf=1&amp;a=0&amp;docket=1&amp;dev=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">high court decision<\/a> upholds a <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/09\/06\/courts-order-rfk-jr-to-be-removed-from-ballots-in-north-carolina-and-michigan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scotus-to-hear-appeal-over-ky-abortion-law\/\" title=\"SCOTUS to hear appeal over Ky. abortion law\">lower court ruling<\/a><\/a> from Friday, which the Democrat-run State Board of Elections appealed later that day.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The elections process should ensure that voters are presented with accurate information regarding the candidates running for an elected office,&rdquo; Justice Trey Allen wrote in the majority opinion, quoting case law that states, &ldquo;In a republic where the people are sovereign, the ability of the citizenry to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-drops-plan-to-track-chinese-communist-influence-in-american-schools-report\/\" title=\"Biden Drops Plan To Track Chinese Communist Influence In American Schools: Report\">make informed choices<\/a> among candidates for office is essential, for the identities of those who are elected will inevitably shape the course that we follow as a nation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Where a ballot contains misleading information or inaccurately lists the candidates,<br \/>it risks interfering with the right to vote according to one&rsquo;s conscience,&rdquo; he continued. &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. 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;<\/p>\n<p>Election officials in North Carolina said that reprinting and readying the updated ballots for mail could take over two weeks out of their 60-day voting term. Over 136,000 voters have already requested ballots.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Americans voting before election litigation is decided across the country, The Federalist <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/09\/06\/early-voting-season-begins-even-as-some-states-are-still-deciding-whos-on-their-ballots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a> how such an enormous amount of time to vote can actually disenfranchise voters by not allowing them to consider the same information as other Americans who waited longer to vote.<\/p>\n<p>Election officials are now against a deadline imposed by state law requiring that absentee ballots for military and overseas voters be shipped by Sept. 21.<\/p>\n<p>While the decision in North Carolina was a win for Kennedy and could help Trump in the state, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled the other direction on Monday, overturning a lower court ruling.<\/p>\n<p>There, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, a Democrat, has been fighting to keep Kennedy on the ballot in hopes it will help the Kamala Harris campaign, while also trying to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detroitnews.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2024\/09\/09\/robert-kennedy-rfk-jr-name-stays-on-ballot-michigan-supreme-court-ruling-donald-trump-kamala-harris\/75141686007\/\">keep<\/a> independent candidate Cornel West off the ballot.<\/p>\n<p>For more election news and updates, visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/electionbriefing.com\/\">electionbriefing.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Breccan F. Thies is an elections correspondent for The Federalist. He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pa-court-rules-improperly-dated-mail-ballots-must-be-counted\/\" title=\"PA Court Rules Improperly Dated Mail Ballots Must Be Counted\">previously covered education<\/a> and culture issues for the Washington Examiner and Breitbart News. He holds a degree from the University of Virginia and is a 2022 Claremont Institute Publius Fellow. You can follow him on X: @BreccanFThies.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The North Carolina Supreme Court decided on Monday to remove Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.&#8217;s name from the ballots for the upcoming November election, necessitating a reprint of the ballots. Voters in North Carolina who had requested their ballots were expected to begin receiving them on Friday, which would have marked one of the longest voting periods in the nation. However, legal disputes regarding RFK Jr.&#8217;s name remaining on the ballot after he withdrew and endorsed former President Donald Trump caused delays. Following his exit from the race, Kennedy has been working to support Trump in key swing states and has sought to have his name removed from some ballots while staying on others based on state political dynamics.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy explained that polling indicated that if he remained on the ballot in battleground states, it could inadvertently benefit Democrats\u2014an outcome he wanted to avoid due to his disagreements with them over critical issues. Initially, Democrats had sought to keep him off the ballot out of concern that he might draw votes away from Vice President Kamala Harris; however, they later shifted their stance as it became evident that Kennedy&#8217;s presence could actually siphon votes from Trump.<\/p>\n<p>With Kennedy&#8217;s removal from the ballot, Trump&#8217;s campaign may gain an advantage by appealing to Kennedy&#8217;s supporters since polls indicated that while Republicans viewed Kennedy favorably, independents and Democrats did not. A recent poll showed Trump leading against Biden and other third-party candidates but noted a 10% shift of Trump&#8217;s supporters towards Kennedy when he was included.<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court&#8217;s 4-3 decision upheld a lower court ruling made earlier that day by a Democrat-led State Board of Elections which had appealed for keeping him on. Justice Trey Allen emphasized in his majority opinion that voters must be provided with accurate information about candidates running for office so they can make informed choices\u2014a fundamental right protected by North Carolina\u2019s Constitution.<\/p>\n<p>Election officials stated it could take more than two weeks within their 60-day voting period just to reprint and prepare updated ballots for mailing; over 136,000 voters have already requested theirs. The lengthy voting process raises concerns about disenfranchising voters who may not receive consistent information compared to those who vote later due to ongoing litigation across various states.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast with North Carolina\u2019s ruling benefiting Kennedy and potentially aiding Trump\u2019s campaign there, Michigan\u2019s Supreme Court ruled differently by overturning a lower court decision aimed at keeping him off their ballot as well\u2014where Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is advocating for his inclusion while also trying to exclude independent candidate Cornel West.<\/p>\n<p>For further updates regarding elections news visit electionbriefing.com.<br \/>\nBreccan F. Thies is an elections correspondent at The Federalist with previous experience covering education and cultural issues at Washington Examiner and Breitbart News; he holds a degree from University of Virginia and is recognized as a Claremont Institute Publius Fellow (2022). 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