Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s independent presidential campaign has officially secured a spot on the New Mexico ballot, as announced on Saturday. The campaign collected 11,202 signatures, significantly surpassing the state requirement of 3,561, which is half a percent of the votes cast in the last gubernatorial election. Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse-Oliver certified Kennedy’s eligibility for the vote, as confirmed by his campaign.
“We appreciate Secretary Oliver’s efficiency in certifying the Kennedy-Shanahan ticket in New Mexico,” stated Paul Rossi, senior counsel for the Kennedy campaign. “It is refreshing for a secretary of state to avoid the partisan interference of election officials in Nevada and North Carolina.”
This follows recent challenges faced by Kennedy’s campaign in other states. In North Carolina, the Electoral College voted to exclude Kennedy and fellow independent candidate Cornel West from the ballot. Similarly, in Nevada, Kennedy’s petitions were invalidated due to the omission of his running mate’s name, prompting a lawsuit and the resubmission of revised petitions.
Earlier this week, Secretary of State Toulouse-Oliver’s office reviewed petitions from several independent candidates. Alongside Kennedy, Chase Oliver, the national Libertarian Party nominee, was also confirmed for the presidential race in New Mexico. However, petitions from Cornel West and Shiva Ayyadurai were rejected.
Kennedy, son of former New York Senator and 1968 presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy and nephew of former President John F. Kennedy, is running as an independent candidate. According to FiveThirtyEight’s polling average, he is currently polling at nearly 10% nationally.
Kennedy’s campaign reports that he is now on the ballot in 10 states: California, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Michigan, Minnesota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Utah, and New Mexico. The campaign has filed signatures in 12 additional states and claims to have collected enough in five more.
45th President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social in April that Kennedy is “far more LIBERAL than anyone running as a Democrat, including West and Stein,” referencing third-party candidates Cornel West and Jill Stein (Green Party). Kennedy chose a far-left attorney as his vice-presidential running mate.
RFK wants studies done on vaccines so they can be mandated. He’s a sell out.
ellen you are a liar. He has done more for women, children and the environment than you can even imagine. Do your research and then come back and apologize for spreading lies. Trump is the one who promised a panel to focus on the dangers of vaccines and then he turned his back on Kennedy, who he said would head this agency/panel.
I like some of what RFK says but he is out there. Maggie Toulouse Oliver is a POS, she is a marxist like our POS governor and she has allowed cheating in our elections. She only put RFK on because he does not have a chance and she can move Trump ballots to RFK and still have that POS, drooling, diaper wearing, CCP Loving, crook in the White House win the election. We need to go to Voter ID, US citizens only, and paper ballots.
Well said, it’s nice to see the truth for a change.
Agree! Thank you for pointing this out.
Who’s he?
That says everything. NEW MEXICO is for TRUMP big time…….Cynthia
I guess RFK Jr. Is for ABORTION all the way to birth!
He believes its a woman’s choice and the government has no business in making any laws regarding this issue. The government has no business getting involved in the people’s lives to this extent. The government has over reached its limited, constitutional duties and responsibilities in this matter and others.
Agave,
Who else would you like to be able to ‘choose’ to murder
Or are others not so helpless so you choose to say those laws are good?
And you’re all for government stealing to change the climate joke?
RFK jr, You’re no Jack Kennedy!
I hope he takes votes from Biden.
He is also for gun bans. I appreciate him shining a light on vaccines and their harmful effects, but removing the 2nd amendment and abortions just doesn’t work.
This article is click bait. He did not praise her or show any support. He just stated a fact. These comments reflect why NM is always last in anything good in America.
It is because of liberals like you that NM is in ruins. Get a brain.
Did MTO clean out the voter registration voter log. Nope not what I saw and she worked the same year I was there. This is supposed to be completed every year.
Does MTO perg the death certificates. Nope!!that is affiliated with the Dept of Health!!
Not
Agave,
Who else would you like to be able to ‘choose’ to murder
Or are others not so helpless so you choose to say those laws are good?
And you’re all for government stealing to change the climate joke?