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Thursday, October 8, 2026
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RFK’s NY address: Invalid

ALBANY — Though Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has already pulled out of the election, a New York appellate court has upheld the lower court’s decision to bounce him from the November ballots because his purported New York address was not his legitimate residence. After the New York Post questioned the validity of his claims to stay there, he paid backdated rent to his friend, who owns the home, and stayed there just one night in the 15 months he claimed it as his residence.

Read the ruling here.

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