RFK Sues North Carolina To Remove Name From Ballot

Raleigh’s ABC affiliate reports:

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is suing North Carolina elections officials in his latest effort to get off state ballots in November.

In a lawsuit filed in Wake County late Friday, the third-party presidential candidate said the North Carolina State Board of Elections decision to reject his party’s request to remove him from the ballot violates elections and free-speech laws.

Democrats on the board said Thursday that it would be impractical to reprint ballots given that mail-in voting begins Sept. 6 in North Carolina. About 2 million ballots have been printed so far, officials said.

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is suing the North Carolina State Board of Elections in a last-ditch attempt to get his name removed the state’s ballot ahead of the 2024 presidential election. https://t.co/skwASdOUDw

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