A North Carolina Court of Appeals has blocked the distribution of ballots listing Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s name while it reviews his request to have his name removed from the ballot.
Kennedy, who recently suspended his campaign and endorsed Donald Trump for president, petitioned to remove his name from ballots in 10 battleground states, including North Carolina.
Due to the court’s decision, North Carolina will need to delay sending out its ballots and will miss the September 6 deadline for mailing absentee ballots.
The court’s order, released on Friday, stated: “The stay and injunction will remain in effect until the disposition of petitioner’s appeal or until further order of this Court. 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.”
Following the ruling, an email was sent to all North Carolina county boards of elections, according to Fox 8. The email read: “The Court of Appeals just issued an order reversing the denial of the restraining order that was requested by Kennedy… The court