Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in Brooklyn on May 1. Photo by Jason Schott. |
Independent Presidential Candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Wednesday that his campaign has collected more signatures than any presidential candidate in American history - over more than one million signatures.
“They forced us to bear this ballot access expense and organize a tremendous volunteer effort,” Kennedy said at his ballot access press briefing on Wednesday afternoon. “It’s turned out to be a huge advantage in the upcoming election, as we now have more than 100,000 volunteers ready to get the vote out and win this election.”
The campaign also announced today it has amassed all of the required signatures in eight more states - Alabama, Arkansas, Kansas, Massachusetts, Montana, North Dakota, Vermont, and Virginia. The campaign’s independent ballot access validation firm has completed the process of validating all the signatures, confirming Kennedy has more than enough signatures to achieve ballot access in each state.
“More than 50% of Americans now identify as Independents,” Independent Vice Presidential Candidate Nicole Shanahan said at today’s presser. “There has never been a better opportunity for a third-party candidate to have success, especially with a unity ticket. We are here to unite the country.”
BALLOT ACCESS PROGRESS: The ticket, in which Kennedy is running with Nicole Shanahan as his Vice Presidential nominee, has officially made the ballot in 13 states: New Mexico, Utah, North Carolina, California, Delaware, Oklahoma, Hawaii, Michigan, Minnesota, Alaska, Indiana, Nebraska, and South Carolina.
The Kennedy campaign has now submitted signatures for ballot access in 19 states, with Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Missouri, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia joining previously announced Colorado, Georgia, Louisiana, New York, New Jersey, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, Illinois, and Nevada.
There are now 10 states that the Kennedy campaign has rounded up enough signatures for ballot access, with the eight states announced today - Alabama, Arkansas, Kansas, Massachusetts, Montana, North Dakota, Vermont, and Virginia - joining Florida and New Hampshire.
Overall, the Kennedy-Shanahan campaign has collected the signatures needed for ballot access in 42 states totaling 480 electoral votes, which is now 89 percent of the 538 total electoral votes nationwide. It now needs just 148 more electoral votes to complete the campaign's aim of being on the ballots of all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
This massive step on Wednesday follows the campaign's biggest turn-in ever on Monday, when the campaign submitted its signatures in nine states including Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Missouri, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. (please click here for our report from Monday)
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