RFK Jr. Lawsuit Prompts Utah to Adjust ‘Unconstitutional’ Ballot Access Deadline

Published on December 8, 2023

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s quest to qualify for the ballots of all 50 states and the District of Columbia received a boost on Dec. 7 when Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson announced she would extend the deadline for independent presidential candidates to gain ballot access to March 5, 2024. Mr. Kennedy filed a lawsuit against Utah officials on Dec. 4 citing an “unconstitutional early filing deadline” that prevents ballot access for independent presidential candidates. The legal action challenged Utah’s Jan. 8 deadline requiring independent presidential candidates to collect and verify 1,000 signatures from qualified voters. Mr. Kennedy’s lawsuit argued that “the current deadline is the earliest deadline ever sought to be imposed on independent presidential candidates in the modern era. No federal court has ever upheld a January deadline [for independent presidential candidates].”...

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