The Kennedy campaign has submitted enough signatures to gain ballot access in 21 states totaling 292 Electoral College votes, the campaign reported.
Facing continued challenges from Democrats intent on derailing his campaign and an approaching deadline to qualify for CNN’s presidential debate, independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on June 13 that he has submitted enough signatures to appear on the general election ballot in Alaska and Tennessee.
The Kennedy–Shanahan ticket is officially on the ballot in eight states—California, Delaware, Hawaii, Michigan, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, and Utah.
The campaign said it had collected enough signatures for ballot access in 13 other states—Alaska, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, and Tennessee.
According to a campaign statement, the Kennedy campaign has submitted enough signatures to gain ballot access in 21 states totaling 292 Electoral College votes.
Those numbers are relevant as the candidate races to qualify for CNN’s June 27 presidential debate before the eligibility window closes on June 20.
By that date, according to debate qualification rules listed by CNN, a candidate’s name must appear on a sufficient number of state ballots to reach the 270 electoral vote threshold to win the presidency.
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