The Mississippi Secretary of State’s office has issued a statement of correction in response to a press release from the Kennedy campaign, which claimed earlier this week that the independent ticket would appear on the ballot through the We The People Party.
The initial release from the Kennedy campaign on Monday, June 17, stated that the ticket of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Nicole Shanahan would appear on the Mississippi ballot due to receiving the nomination of the We The People Party. However, following news of that announcement, at least one state media outlet received correspondence from Secretary of State Michael Watson’s office clarifying that the party did not submit all the required documentation to be recognized as a party.
According to further information provided in a statement from Watson’s office on Wednesday, the party filed only some of the required paperwork and does not have ballot access as a result. While the office states that the party did file its initial bylaws on January 16, it has yet to submit the paperwork required that follows the selection and documentation of the party’s state executive committee. The office adds that it communicated this requirement to representatives from the party on multiple occasions.
Furthermore, even if the We The People Party had completed its registration, Watson’s office states that the Kennedy-Shanahan ticket itself has not filed the necessary qualifying paperwork to appear on the ballot. According to Watson’s office, it has not received the required submissions for any presidential candidates to appear on the general election ballot at this time.
The statement finishes with a reminder that to be a qualified party, the We The People Party must submit an affidavit from the chair containing the names and offices of all state executive committee members, specifically the chair and secretary, the names and offices of all national committee members, the names of party officers, and a statement confirming that the executive committee and officers were selected in accordance with Mississippi law.
Joe:
1) you can hope in one hand…
2) bitter much? LOL
3) shown incompetence: yes
4) money can and usually eventually does overcome incompetence
5) if they continue to fail in this, that would be really monumental epic incompetence
6) No hate, but I hope they don’t fail – idgaf, really, but I’d rather see a relatively stronger alternative to the big two than a relatively weak one; being on all ballots is part of that
7) if it makes you feel better: I hope it costs them as much money and worry as possible.
8) if it sounds like 6 and 7 are at odds; kinda true, but I think of it in terms of learning curve which will ultimately be to their benefit, aside from the financial penalty being well earned
After all the bull they put me thru, they have shown their incompetence. Good, I hope they fail