Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will appear on Nebraska’s general election ballot this fall as a nonpartisan presidential candidate, over an objection from the Nebraska Democratic Party.
Kennedy’s campaign submitted more than 5,000 signatures last month to the Nebraska Secretary of State’s Office, which announced Friday it had certified Kennedy’s ballot petition with 4,442 valid signatures from registered Nebraska voters. His campaign needed at least 2,500 signatures.
“The Elections Division and county election officials worked diligently to process and certify this petition,” Secretary of State Bob Evnen said in a statement. “Seven petitions have been returned this year for signature verification, and our election officials are working hard to accurately verify thousands of signatures in a timely manner.”
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