By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and his running mate Nicole Shanahan have qualified for a place on the general election ballot in Colorado, a statement from the Colorado secretary of state’s office reads.
They will appear as an independent on the ballot. RFK, Jr., is the son of 1968 Presidential contender Bobby Kennedy and the nephew of President John F. Kennedy.
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5.
Candidates for President and Vice President are required to collect at least 1,500 valid signatures in each of the state’s eight congressional districts. The campaign collected 21,702 valid signatures, and met the qualifying total in each district.
The campaign collected the most signatures in the wide-ranging, 21-county 4th District, which is largely rural and with about half of the population in Douglas County. The campaign collected 3,216 valid signatures there and 3,072 in the neighboring 8th District. The campaign secured 3,020 valid signatures in the 2nd District, the other area where at least double the minimum signatures were secured.