RFK Jr is struck from New York ballot over ‘sham’ claim he lives in state

Robert F Kennedy Jr has been struck from the presidential ballot in New York over his “sham” claim about his home residence – a move that has now crushed the independent candidate’s hopes of appearing on the ballot in all 50 states.

On Monday, Justice Christina Ryba ruled thatRFK Jr had falsified documents listing himself as a New York resident when filing petition papers to be on the ballot in the state.

Ryba concluded that the “address existed only on paper” and that his residence claim was for the “sole purpose of maintaining his voter registration and political standing” in the state.

“The overwhelming credible evidence introduced at trial established that Kennedy’s connections with the [New York] address existed only on paper and were maintained for the sole purpose of maintaining his voter registration and political standing in the State of New York,” she wrote.

The judge ordered that RFK Jr should be disqualified from New York’s ballot over the matter.

RFK Jr’s campaign has already vowed to appeal the ruling, with the independent presidential candidate calling it an “an assault on New York voters who signed in record numbers to place me on their ballot.”

“The Democrats are showing contempt for democracy,” he said in a statement.

“They aren’t confident they can win at the ballot box, so they are trying to stop voters from having a choice. We will appeal and we will win.”

He added in a post on X: “This case is an assault on New York voters who signed in record numbers to place me on their ballot. The DNC (Democratic National Committee) has become a party that uses lawfare in place of the democratic election process. We will appeal and we will win.”

Democrats meanwhile welcomed the judge’s ruling, with a statement