HARRISBURG, Pa. -- A legal challenge filed Thursday seeks to have third-party presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. kept off Pennsylvania's fall ballot, an effort with ramifications for the hotly contested swing-state battle between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris. The petition argues the nominating papers filed by Kennedy and his running mate “demonstrate, at best, a fundamental disregard” of state law and the process by which signatures are gathered. Kennedy campaign lawyer Larry Otter said he was confident his client will end up on the Pennsylvania ballot. He is a member of a renowned Democratic family and has drawn support from conservatives who agree with his positions against vaccination. Pennsylvania's 19 electoral votes and closely divided electorate put it at the center of the Nov. 5 presidential contest, now three months away.

Source: ABC News August 09, 2024 11:41 UTC