(NewsWorthy.news) – Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has claimed his place on the New York ballot for the 2024 presidential election.
On Tuesday May 28, the third-party campaign revealed that it had filed to be included on the state’s ballot in November. It reportedly collected 135,519 signatures out of the 45,000 required by New York’s Board of Elections to be considered on the presidential ballot.
Over 70 books of signatures were brought to the agency’s Albany office, assistance which the campaign’s northeast regional field director, Will Boothby, described as “monumental.” According to the campaign official, nearly 1,000 volunteers from 63 counties in the state pitched in “for this historic effort.” Kennedy’s campaign also hosted “hundreds” of events locally as well as two rallies and a “college bus tour,” all of which occurred within six weeks.
Boothby also said that New York has been a difficult state in which to get an independent candidate on the ballot, describing the state as having “stacked the deck” against campaigns like Kennedy’s. The challenges faced by this political group made for an even more impressive victory from the campaign.
The Empire State has strict guidelines surrounding finalized documents, signature collection and validation, and residency tests. Additionally, all the signatures—which are the highest number required in all 50 states—must be collected in the short time frame of six weeks.
Emma Diment, who serves as the digital director in the Kennedy campaign field, described the victory in New York as a “testament to the strength” of the effort. She added that, based on conversations with “hundreds of thousands” of people, voters in the state “are thrilled” to have a third-party candidate on the ballot in November.
Officially, Kennedy and his running mate, Nicole Shanahan, are set to appear on seven state ballots come Election Day—California, Delaware, Hawaii, Michigan, Oklahoma, Utah, and Texas. Additionally, the campaign has shared that there are enough signatures to put the team on the ballot Idaho, Iowa, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Nevada, New Jersey, and New York.
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