On Monday, the judge ruled against the independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy’s effort It will appear in New York general election ballot this fall.
New York Supreme Court Justice Christina Ryba invalidated Kennedy’s nomination petition and ordered the Board of Elections to remove Kennedy’s name from the official ballot. The Supreme Court is the trial level court in New York State.
In a statement after the ruling, Kennedy said, “Democrats are showing contempt for democracy,” adding, “They’re not sure they can win at the ballot box, so they’re trying to prevent voters from making a choice. We’re going to appeal and we’re going to win.”
A democratic group, Clear Choice Action, He sued Kennedy A New York address is claimed as a residence on ballot access application forms. Kennedy lives in California with his wife, actress Cheryl Hines, but said in a statement that the couple always intended to return to New York.
“The fact that Kennedy considers himself a “New Yorker,” that he has fond memories of his years in Bedford Township and wishes to return there someday is completely irrelevant to the question of whether he lives in the spare bedroom of the United States. During the month of May 2024, when he provided the address of 84 Croton Lake Road and filed a petition to run for office,” the judge said in the ruling.
According to an NBC News tracker, Kennedy is on the ballot in 15 states, but is facing similar allegations in Pennsylvania.
Clear Choice Action, the group that sued New York, said in a statement that “today’s ruling reveals that Mr. Kennedy lied about his residency and provided a false address on his New York application documents and nomination papers, intentionally deceiving the election.” it is a betrayal of the officials and the trust of the voters.”
The Democratic National Committee said after the verdict that Kennedy was a “deeply disturbed, reckless and dangerous man.”