Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his running mate have officially gained ballot access in Tennessee for the upcoming November 5 general election, the Tennessee Secretary of State’s Office announced.
Kennedy’s campaign submitted 1,025 signatures from registered voters in Tennessee to election officials on June 13 in an effort to gain ballot access for the November 5 election.
In Tennessee, candidates must submit at least 250 verified signatures from registered voters in the state to gain ballot access.
On August 8, Tennessee Coordinator of Elections Mark Goins sent a letter to Kennedy confirming the verification of his campaign’s petition containing the submitted signatures to gain ballot access for the general election.
“We are in receipt of your petition to be a candidate for the office of President of the United States in the state and federal general election to be held on November 5, 2024,” Goins wrote to Kennedy. “This letter is to inform you that your petition has been verified to have been signed by at least two hundred and seventy-five (275) Tennessee registered voters.”
In addition to Tennessee, Kennedy and his running mate, Nicole Shanahan, are officially on the ballot in 21 other states — Alaska, California, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and West Virginia.
Kennedy’s campaign has officially submitted enough signatures from registered voters to election officials in 18 states – Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and Washington, D.C.
The campaign has also collected enough signatures for ballot access in six states: Alabama, Florida, Massachusetts, Montana, New Hampshire, and North Dakota.
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Kaitlin Housler is a reporter at The Tennessee Star and The Star News Network. Follow Kaitlin on X / Twitter.
Photo “Robert F. Kennedy, Jr” by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Background Photo “Voting Booths” by Tim Evanson. CC BY-SA 2.0.
This race could very well end up being a race between the (not eligible) Kamala Harris and RFK Jr. Harris is NOT a natural born citizen and should be removed from the ballot in Tennessee. BOTH of her parents were foreigners when she was born. Being a citizen is not the same as being a natural born citizen. Time Americans spoke up. We have already had one usurper in the White House and both Obama and Harris are prime examples of why our founders made the NBC requirement for the offices of VP and President.
I suppose that this is the way the election laws are set up. The only problems with Kennedy are that he is farther left than Harris and that he has going for him is money and the Kennedy name.
That is not true. If you believe RFK Jr. is left of Harris than you need to do your research on Harris. You obviously have listened to too much MSM regarding RFK Jr. He is left in some ways but more right in other ways. Harris is a flat out marxist raised by self avowed marxist parents. Harris is NOT a natural born citizen and therefore should not even be on any ballot in any state. BOTH of her parents were foreign students here on student visas when she was born. Being a citizen is not the same as being a natural born citizen.