North Carolina Court Halts Mailing of Absentee Ballots, Grants RFK Jr.’s Appeal

Published on September 6, 2024

Former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s fight to remove his name from North Carolina’s general election ballot will continue after a three-judge panel granted him an appeal. The panel of the North Carolina Court of Appeals voted unanimously on Sept. 6 to grant Kennedy’s request to halt the mailing of absentee ballots with his name on them and allow his appeal to move forward. “This cause is remanded to the Superior Court of Wake County for entry of order directing the State Board of Elections to disseminate ballots without the name of petitioner Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. appearing as a candidate for President of the United States,” the order said....

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