North Carolina’s Supreme Court ruled Monday that the State Board of Elections must reprint presidential ballots to remove former independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s name from the ticket.
The decision marks a significant win for Kennedy, who suspended his campaign in critical swing states more than two weeks ago and subsequently endorsed former President Trump.
The independent candidate has since launched an effort to remove his name from ballots in the battleground states where the race is expected to be close in November — a move aimed at boosting Trump’s support.
In the 4-3 decision Monday, the state’s top court said it was clear that Kennedy ended his campaign and that a vote for him would not count. The order stressed the importance of protecting the right to vote over other concerns.
“To protect this important right, the elections process should ensure that voters are presented with accurate information regarding the candidates running for an elected office,” the order reads.
“Where a ballot contains misleading information or inaccurately lists the candidates, it risks interfering with the right to vote according to one’s conscience.”
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If the Trump campaign's numbers are directionally instructive, RFK staying on the Michigan ballot but being removed from North Carolina's is a pretty good outcome for him. NC cohort cuts for Trump by 36pts, MI just 2.
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If the Trump campaign's numbers are honest/accurate, which seems like a significant assumption
Certainly lines up with both observed public polling phenomena and basic intuition. Not sure what the point in sandbagging themselves in MI would be. And if Harris/Ds doubted the basic premise they wouldn't be working to keep him on the ballot.
@UnityMeerkatDemocrat2yrs2Y
The NCDems spent much of the summer suing and failing to get RFK off the ballot, only to reverse course when he tried to get off (Gov. Cooper controlled NCBOE voted he had to stay on, GOP courts reversed), so presumably they have the same numbers based on Harris consolidating Ds.
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