Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has gathered enough signatures to qualify to appear on the ballot in Nevada, his campaign announced on Super Tuesday.
In Nevada, a minor party or independent candidate must gather 10,095 signatures to meet the ballot requirements. Kennedy’s campaign said more than 15,000 signatures had been collected in Nevada, surpassing the requisite.
“Today marks the end of the primary and the beginning of the general election,” Kennedy said in a press release. “Nearly 70% of Americans don’t want a Trump/Biden rematch from 2020. They want to vote for someone who represents hope and healing. For someone with an inspiring vision for America.”
“I look forward to taking on Presidents Biden and Trump on the issues that matter most to Americans — from making housing and health care affordable to ending the forever wars and unraveling corporate capture of our government,” Kennedy added.
Kennedy, known for repeating unfounded claims about COVID-19 and vaccines, dropped his Democratic primary bid in October to run as an independent candidate.
Last week, American Values 2024, a pro-Kennedy super PAC, said it had gathered enough signatures for Kennedy to appear on the 2024 presidential ballots in Arizona and Georgia.
In January, Kennedy’s campaign filed paperwork to qualify a new party, We the People Party, in six states and recently announced Kennedy secured a place on the ballot in Hawaii through the party. Utah was the first state in which Kennedy qualified to appear on the ballot.
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President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump glided to victory on Super Tuesday, setting up a rematch as former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley is preparing to end her presidential campaign on Wednesday.
In 2020, Biden narrowly led Trump in several swing states crucial for keeping the White House in 2024, including Nevada. In announcing Kennedy’s ballot access in the Silver State, his campaign pointed out that Biden defeated Trump nearly four years ago by only 2.3 percentage points.
