RFK Jr. to Appeal Decision Letting Michigan's Secretary of State Keep Him on the Ballot | 20 Sept 2024 | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said today he will appeal a federal court's decision allowing Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, a Democrat, to keep him on the ballot despite his withdrawal from the presidential race. Judge Denise Hood, of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, denied Kennedy's attempt Wednesday to keep Benson from adding him to the ballot. According to The Detroit News, Kennedy notified Hood today that he would be appealing the ruling to the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Kennedy announced last month he would drop out of the race, withdrawing his name from the ballot in swing states like Michigan in hopes of helping former President Donald Trump defeat Vice President Kamala Harris... Meanwhile, Benson and state Democrats pushed to keep third-party candidate Cornel West off the ballot. They cited technicalities with his identity notarization and allegations his ballot petitions were "fraudulent," according to the Detroit Free Press.