RFK Jr. Sues to Remove Himself From Wisconsin Presidential Ballot

The lawsuit alleges that the state’s withdrawal deadlines unfairly favor major party candidates.

Election ballots are shown as workers count mail-in and in-person absentee ballots at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee on Nov. 8, 2022. Scott Olson/Getty Images

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.