RFK Jr. Campaign Threatens Legal Action If Kansas Ballot Access Bill Is Passed and Signed

The measure would substantially raise the number of signatures that independent candidates must submit to appear on a statewide ballot in Kansas.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. holds a voter rally in Grand Rapids, Mich., on Feb. 10, 2024. Mitch Ranger for The Epoch Times

If a Kansas bill that would substantially impact statewide ballot access for independents passes the state Senate and is signed by Democrat Gov. Laura Kelly, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign stated that it will file legal action.

The Kansas House passed HB 2516 by a 68–52 vote on Feb. 22. The measure now heads to the state Senate. If passed and signed by Ms. Kelly, the bill will raise the number of signatures that independent candidates must submit from 5,000 to 2 percent of the last gubernatorial vote, which is about 21,000.