Trump Ally RFK Jr. Sues For NC Ballot Removal — Just Two Months After Legal Fight to Get On

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is suing to get off North Carolina ballots—after taking legal action to get on them in July as a third-party candidate—desperately reversing course over fears that his listing on the battleground state ballot could hurt his new ally, former President Donald Trump.

Kennedy Jr. filed a lawsuit last Friday in Wake County Superior Court, accusing the North Carolina Election Board of “irreparably harming” him by refusing to remove his name. The board had ruled that it was simply too late, with 1.7 million ballots already printed for the battleground state.

The board said in a statement: “It would not be practical to reprint ballots that have already been printed and meet the state law deadline to start absentee voting.”

The suit is part of Kennedy Jr.’s broader strategy to withdraw from key swing states, where polling suggests his candidacy could boost Vice President Kamala Harris in the upcoming election. The former independent presidential candidate and ex-Democrat dropped out of the race on August 23, backing Trump and earning a position on the Republican transition team.

In July, Kennedy Jr. launched the We The People party in July, fighting legal challenges from the North Carolina Democratic Party to secure his spot on the ballot.

Kennedy Jr. has been granted removal in states like Arizona, Pennsylvania, and Nevada, but his similar requests in Michigan and Wisconsin were denied.