Kennedy has previously faced some challenges in gaining ballot access as an Independent, including having a completed haul of signatures rejected in Nevada over a technicality. This led to Kennedy keeping his options open and considering leading the Libertarian ticket to secure nationwide ballot access.
After a Super PAC gathered over the required 15,000 signatures, the Nevada Secretary of State sent a memo to Independent candidates highlighting the statutory requirement for a running mate to appear on the petition. In communications with the SOS office, signature-gathering organizers were told it was not a requirement, information the SOS later called erroneous. Notably, the approved petition didn’t have a space to fill in with the name of a vice presidential candidate. In response, Kennedy has threatened to sue the Secretary of State.
Libertarian Party Chair Angela McArdle stated…
