The lawsuit alleges that the state’s withdrawal deadlines unfairly favor major party candidates.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is suing to remove himself from the Wisconsin presidential ballot after the battleground state’s election commission voted to keep him on it.
In the lawsuit, filed Sept. 3 in Dane County Circuit Court, attorneys for Kennedy accused the elections commission of discriminating against him over the ballot withdrawal request.
Specifically, Kennedy claimed that independent candidates like himself are subjected to different withdrawal deadlines than major party candidates such as President Joe Biden, who on July 21 ended his reelection bid and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris.
“The facts alleged make it plain: there’s a different set of rules for Kennedy than Biden; there’s a different playbook for the Democrats than for Independents,” Kennedy’s attorneys stated in a brief. “That different set violates the promise of equal protection for candidates. And it violates Kennedy’s rights to free speech and association.”
The Democratic Party and Republican Party have until 5 p.m. on the first Tuesday in September to withdraw their presidential nominees…
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