The Nebraska Secretary of State’s office has certified for the general election ballot Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nonpartisan presidential candidate petition. Kennedy’s campaign collected 4,442 valid signatures from registered Nebraska voters. The campaign needed to collect valid signatures from at least 2,500 registered Nebraska voters.
“The Elections Division and county election officials worked diligently to process and certify this petition,” Secretary of State Bob Evnen said. “Seven petitions have been returned this year for signature verification, and our election officials are working hard to accurately verify thousands of signatures in a timely manner.”
In December 2023, the Secretary of State’s office authorized for circulation Kennedy’s petition for president. On June 18, 2024, the campaign returned signed petitions to the Nebraska Secretary of State’s office. The Kennedy campaign has fulfilled the statutory requirements to appear as a nonpartisan presidential candidate on Nebraska’s 2024 General Election ballot.
The Nebraska Democratic Party filed an objection to the Kennedy petition. In documents submitted to the Secretary of State’s office, attorneys represented the Nebraska Democratic Party said Kennedy and his running mate, Nicole Shanahan, should not appear on the nonpartisan ballot because they are affiliated with political parties elsewhere.
The Nebraska Secretary of State’s office considered the objection and found that the matters raised did not require that Kennedy be kept off the ballot.
Barring any legal challenges, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will be listed on Nebraska’s general election ballot as a nonpartisan candidate in the U.S. presidential race.