Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who ended his presidential campaign and threw his support behind former President Donald Trump, must remain on Michigan’s ballot, a judge ruled Tuesday.
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (D) “acted well within the bounds of the law” when her office denied a last-minute attempt by the third-party candidate to remove himself from the ballot, Michigan Court of Claims Judge Christopher P. Yates wrote in a three-page opinion.
“Elections are not just games, and the Secretary of State (SOS) is not obligated to honor the whims of candidates for public office,” Yates wrote, adding that state ...
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