Nevada election officials confirmed on Friday, July 26, that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign has enough signatures to appear on the Nevada ballot in November.
Last month, state and national Democrats filed a lawsuit challenging Kennedy Jr.’s standing on the Nevada ballot as an independent, citing his affiliations with political parties in other states. The verified signatures were part of a petition that Kennedy Jr.’s campaign submitted after Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar’s office clarified guidance that would likely nullify his original petition due to the absence of a listed running mate.
The campaign filed a lawsuit against Aguilar’s office regarding the state requirement that independent candidates must name their running mate before they start gathering signatures. The campaign said it received approval from Aguilar’s office in January to collect the required signatures without listing a vice-presidential selection.
Aguilar’s office stated that Kennedy’s campaign received the Nevada guidelines “well in advance of the deadline to submit signatures.”
In late March, Kennedy Jr. chose California lawyer and philanthropist Nicole Shanahan as his running mate.
State and county election officials verified over 22,000 signatures on the new petition, significantly surpassing the requirement of just over 10,000. Critics argued it was more than a coincidence that Nevada allowed Kennedy on the ballot after President Joe Biden withdrew from the 2024 presidential race.
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