RFK Jr. will remain on Wisconsin's presidential ballot after suspending campaign

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., who suspended his campaign last week and endorsed GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, will still appear on the Wisconsin ballot for the presidential race in November.

The Wisconsin Elections Commission on Tuesday voted to put Kennedy on the ballot and voted against removing him from a list of approved independent tickets, the Wisconsin Examiner reported. Kennedy had requested that his name be removed from the presidential ballot.

“If you file nomination [papers] and qualify, you may not decline the nomination, and the name of that person shall appear upon the ballot, except in the case of the death of the person,” WEC Chairwoman Ann Jacobs (D) said.

During Kennedy's speech last Friday in which he withdrew from the presidential race, he said, “In about 10 battleground states where my presence would be a spoiler, I'm going to remove my name, and I've already started that process and urge voters not to vote for me.”

On Tuesday, the Michigan secretary of state's office also said that Kennedy would remain on the ballot for the presidential race in November.

Kennedy may also be unable to take his name off of the presidential ballot in North Carolina, NPR reported.

“Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been nominated by the We The People Party as that party’s presidential candidate to be listed on the ballot,” said North Carolina State Board of Elections public information officer Patrick Gannon. “That party has not informed the State Board of any plans to change its nomination.”

In North Carolina, absentee ballots will be sent out starting Sept. 6.

If Kennedy's nomination is withdrawn by the party, then state officials would have to determine if it is practical to reprint ballots, Gannon said.