Robert F. Kennedy’s Jr.'s request to remove his name from the ballot in Wisconsin was denied by a judge who ruled Monday that state law mandates that candidates remain on the ballot as long as they are still alive, the Associated Press reported.
Dane County Circuit Judge Stephan Ehlke maintained that because Kennedy’s campaign submitted nomination papers before the state’s Aug. 6 deadline, the previously independent candidate is now stuck in the race. Kennedy, who last month endorsed Donald Trump after withdrawing from the race, has sought to remove his name from ballots in battleground states so as to not pull votes from the former president.
