Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has filed an appeal to reverse a recent New York court decision that denied his ballot access petition in the state. The appeal comes after a judge ruled that Kennedy used a 'sham' address on his petition, listing a New York residence despite living in California.
If the ruling is upheld, it could impact Kennedy's ballot access in other states where similar challenges exist regarding his New York residency listing, notably in battleground Pennsylvania.
In response to the court's decision, Kennedy's senior ballot access counsel, Paul Rossi, argued that New York's residency requirements for ballot access applications were incorrectly applied to prevent Kennedy from appearing on the ballot.
On the other hand, Clear Choice, the group that challenged Kennedy's New York petition, maintains that Kennedy did not accurately represent his residency status. According to Clear Choice founder Pete Kavanaugh, Kennedy's own testimony and evidence indicate that he neither currently resides nor has ever resided at the address listed on his petition.
Kavanaugh emphasized that the facts regarding Kennedy's residency are clear and unchangeable, regardless of any appeals filed in the case.
