CNN has this comprehensive story about Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s attempts to get on the ballots across the nation.
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On May 7, the Independent Party of Delaware, which is ballot-qualified, announced that it has nominated Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., for president. The party has been on the ballot since 2000, but it usually abstains from running anyone for president. The only time it ever previously ran anyone for president was in 2004 and 2008, when it ran Ralph Nader.
The Kennedy campaign had been working on getting the We the People Party qualified in Delaware, but that work is no longer necessary. The We the People Party has 175 registrants as of last week, and would have needed 769 in order to qualify.
On May 7, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed SB 189, an omnibus election law bill that includes a provision easing presidential ballot access for minor parties, but not for independent candidates. The bill says if a minor party is on the ballot in at least 20 other states, it can automatically have its presidential candidate on the ballot in Georgia.
There has been speculation that the Governor would veto the bill, because another part of the bill, involving ballot-counting technology, is opposed by the current Secretary of State. The bill also has controversial provisions that make it easier to challenge voters, and that requires that all official election mail sent to homeless persons must be sent to them care of the county elections office, instead of to a postal address that is more easy for a homeless person to visit.
Here is Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s post on X.
Thanks to Hector Roos for the heads up!
The Federal Election Commission has a new updated chart on primary dates (both presidential and congressional) and filing deadlines. See it here. Thanks to Thomas Jones for the link.