The Wisconsin Supreme Court rule and whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an independent candidate backed by Trump, will remain on the ballot after he filed a lawsuit on September 3 seeking to have his name removed.
Since suspending his campaign in August to endorse the Republican candidate, Kennedy has petitioned states across the country to remove his name from 2024 presidential candidate lists.
While North Carolina successfully removed Trump's name, Michigan decided not to strip Kennedy of his voting rights, and Republicans worry that Kennedy could steal votes from Trump in states where Trump is still on the ballot.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has promised to rule “as expeditiously” and there is likely to be no debate. The county court ruled that candidates must remain on the ballot unless they die.
According to the Associated Press, an attorney for the Wisconsin Elections Commission said clerks have already begun sending out absentee ballots with Kennedy's name on them.
Kennedy lost much of his already slim lead when Vice President Harris replaced President Biden as the Democratic nominee, but he was still seen as a potential obstructionist given how close the race between Trump and Harris was.
When Kennedy announced he was abandoning his campaign and joining forces with Trump, he cited freedom of speech and the Ukraine war as key reasons for his decision.
“One of the two candidates has taken these issues upon himself and asked me to join his administration – I'm referring, of course, to Donald Trump,” Kennedy told supporters.
