LINCOLN, NE—DEC. 11, 2023—Today, independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. published an op-ed on Substack on how ballot access laws for independent and third-party candidates are among the worst forms of voter suppression in America today.

Kennedy explains how the current ballot access system amounts to deliberate and arbitrary suppression of the democratic process. 

He details the egregious hurdles an independent campaign must overcome, including collecting more than 1 million valid pen-and-paper signatures, deciphering arcane petitioning rules that are different in each state, and defending its petitions against the inevitable onslaught of litigation by Democrat and Republican lawyers.

“Fortunately, the Kennedy campaign has a massive base of grassroots supporters and a robust legal team that will overcome these restrictions to get RFK Jr.’s name on the ballot in all 50 states and the District of Columbia,” said Press Secretary Stefanie Spear.

The campaign has already secured its first legal victory against the state of Utah, which agreed to move its unduly ballot access deadline for independent candidates from Jan. 8, 2024 to March 5, 2024.

Kennedy concludes his Substack by saying, “To fix our broken ballot access system, the American people will need to pressure state lawmakers to build a better, more democratic process. When I am elected as America’s first independent president since George Washington, I will lead the way.”

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