The Secretary of State’s Office announced that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s independent presidential campaign filed enough signatures to qualify for Arizona ballots.
Kennedy then withdrew from the ballot in Arizona late Thursday, less than a week after he submitted well more than the required number of signatures to appear on the ballot. But his critics raised questions about the validity of some of the signatures, and the involvement of a pro-Kennedy super PAC to collect them risked potentially running afoul of rules against coordination between candidates and independent political groups.
According to the Secretary of State’s Office, Kennedy’s campaign filed over 118,000 signatures, more than the 42,303 signature requirement.
The campaign announced that Kennedy will “address the nation” from Phoenix on Friday, the same day Republican Donald Trump’s campaign will hold a rally in the West Valley.
Kennedy is scheduled to speak in Phoenix on Friday morning “about the present historical moment and his path forward,” according to his campaign. Hours later, Trump will hold a rally in neighboring Glendale. Trump's campaign has teased that he will be joined by “a special guest,” though neither campaign responded to messages about whether Kennedy would be that guest.
Associated Press contributed to this report.
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