NEW YORK – Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an independent candidate for the US presidency, will not be on the New York ballot for the November general elections after he was disqualified by a court for vacating his address at the time to register. as a candidate.
Judge Christina Ryba, after concluding the trial against JFK’s nephew, ruled that the room he rented in New York and set up as a collection address was not signatures to support his “valid” claim and that he was only using it. able to apply.
Kennedy, 70, who launched his independent bid last October to challenge Ryba’s ruling, has until August 15 and, if upheld, would be left off the New York ballot. and may have implications in other states where you used the same address.
“The compelling and credible evidence presented at the trial proves that Kennedy’s ties to the presidency existed only on paper and were maintained for his voter registration and political standing. only in the state of New York,” the judge said in her 34-page ruling released Monday.
Kennedy’s candidacy is facing challenges from Democrats in several states.
In New York, the political action committee Clear Choice said it used an incorrect address and that many of the signatures it submitted are undeliverable or come from people who are not registered to vote, which according to CBS.
Kennedy said last week, when he testified at his trial, that he has considered New York his home since childhood and that he planned to return.
While the woman who rented the room to him, Barbara Moss, said that Kennedy started paying her $500 a month from last May and that she only stayed one night in the room- sleep that.
The decision in New York comes after a judge from North Carolina decided that Kennedy’s name can be on the ballot in that state as a candidate for the ‘We the People’ party.
The Democratic Party of that state challenged ‘We the People’ to be called a party.
The Kennedy campaign criticized the judge’s decision, which they consider “openly partisan” and that they plan to appeal in federal court, CBS said.
2024-08-13 19:33:25
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