Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) against CNN and the campaigns of President Biden and former President Trump over their debate next month.
Kennedy’s campaign claimed in the complaint that it is being held to “different” criteria to participate in the debate in violation of election laws.
CNN said candidates must get on enough state ballots to add up to 270 electoral votes and hit 15% in four quality national polls to qualify for the Atlanta debate.
Kennedy is close to meeting the polling requirement after three recent polls and has until June 20 to hit 15% in a fourth. However, he is far from meeting the electoral vote requirement.
Kennedy’s complaint centers on the fact that Biden and Trump have not yet qualified for enough ballots either. The difference is they are the two presumptive nominees of state-recognized parties.
Generally, such candidates do not have to petition the state to appear on ballots after they are nominated, meaning its extremely likely Trump and Biden will satisfy the criteria once they are officially nominated in July and August, respectively.
Because Kennedy is running as an independent, he will have to petition to appear on the ballot and be granted access from the top election official in each state.
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Author: Marty Kaufmann
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