RFK Jr. Disqualified From New York State Presidential Ballot
New York Supreme Court Justice Christina Ryba ruled on Monday that independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. falsely claimed to be a New York resident in his nominating petitions, barring him from the state's presidential ballot....
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Facts
- New York Supreme Court Justice Christina Ryba ruled on Monday that independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. falsely claimed to be a New York resident in his nominating petitions, barring him from the state's presidential ballot.[1][2][3]
- This comes as Kennedy was found to have used a 'sham' address belonging to a friend in Katonah, Westchester County, as his 'place of residence' for political and voting purposes in a lawsuit backed by the Democratic-aligned Clear Choice Action.[4][5][6]
- The Kennedy campaign claimed in a press release that the rule violates the 12th Amendment of the US Constitution and pledged to appeal the 34-page decision. If upheld, the ruling could prompt challenges in other states.[7][8][9]
- Unlike the Republican and Democratic nominees, independent and third-party candidates face a bureaucratic process to get on the presidential ballot, with different requirements in each and every state.[10][11]
- The Kennedy-Nicole Shanahan ticket, which has completed petitioning for ballot access in all but five states so far, is on the ballot in 18 states and is currently eligible for 220 electoral votes of the 270 needed to win the election.[12][10][13]
- According to the Silver Bulletin polling averages, Kennedy is favored by 4.1% of voters nationally as of Monday — down from 15.5% in the first week of July. State and national polls indicate that RFK Jr. takes more votes from Trump than Kamala Harris.[14][15]
Sources: [1]CBS, [2]New York Post, [3]NBC, [4]FOX News, [5]USA Today, [6]NPR Online News, [7]Daily Caller, [8]BBC News, [9]Associated Press, [10]New York Times, [11]Politico, [12]Kennedy24, [13]Washington Examiner, [14]Silver Bulletin and [15]Newsweek.
Narratives
- Democratic narrative, as provided by Daily Kos. Kennedy had no particular reason not to declare his actual legal residence, given that he has lived in California with his wife for a decade. However, he decided to commit voter fraud for years voting in New York as if his residence was the bedroom in a friend's house — and outrageously doubled down on this lie to get on the presidential ballot.
- Republican narrative, as provided by Federalist. Democrats are desperate that RFK Jr. may take votes that could cost Vice Pres. Kamala Harris the presidential election, so they have yet again resorted to lawfare against a political opponent months after their failed attempts to block Trump from the ballot in several states. They simply don't care about democracy, just about keeping power.
