Kennedy Makes Texas Ballot Despite Dem Objections

The Texas Tribune reports:

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an independent presidential candidate, will be on the Texas general election ballot this November.

The Texas Secretary of State’s office announced Thursday afternoon that it had accepted Kennedy’s petition to appear on the state ballot with 122,513 valid signatures. The Texas election code required a petition to have at least 113,151 valid signatures.

State Democrats said that Kennedy’s campaign didn’t have enough valid signatures and that his “attempt to overwhelm the system with bad signatures is just another example of his campaign’s disregard for the rules.”

Read the full article. Kennedy’s petition gatherers have been accused of deceptive tactics in multiple states. Some voters say they were not aware they were signing a petition for Kennedy.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an independent presidential candidate, will be on the Texas general election ballot this November. https://t.co/IPQYegsjmi

— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) August 9, 2024