As the former independent presidential candidate runs for Senate confirmation for a senior public health position in the Trump administration, New York election officials are being urged to look into whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr. committed voter fraud by casting his ballot in November from a bogus address.
responsible.This Thursday, US, a progressive watchdog group, requested that the state’s Division of Election Law Enforcement investigate whether Kennedy’s use of a well-to-do suburban home to cast a mail-in ballot in the most recent election constituted any criminal activity.
Last summer, a state judge in New York removed Kennedy from the presidential ballot after discovering that the rented bedroom in Katonah he represented as his home was a fake address. Evidence, according to the judge, indicated that the scion of the renowned Democratic political dynasty actually lived in California, where he shares a home with his spouse, actor Cheryl Hines from Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Kennedy’s appeal of the judge’s decision was unsuccessful.
Kennedy registered to vote at the same address the judge disqualified last November, according to public records, and he cast his ballot by mail, according to the complaint submitted to the elections office.
Mr. Kennedy, the defendant in this case, was well aware of the rulings stating that he did not legally reside at this Katonah address. According to the complaint filed Monday, Mr. Kennedy cast his ballot from the premises in spite of this indisputable information.
Kennedy has been nominated to head the Department of Health and Human Services by President-elect Donald Trump. He is anticipated to be subjected to challenging interrogation for advocating anti-vaccine sentiments.
The election enforcement division in New York received an email on Thursday asking for comment.
Trump’s transition staff was contacted, and the former campaign spokesperson for RFK Jr. was texted for response as well.
Kennedy stated in the first case that he always intended to return to New York and that he had relocated to California ten years prior in order to be with his wife. He said that because of his frequent campaign travel, he had only slept in the room he had rented from a friend in Katonah, which is roughly 40 miles (65 kilometers) north of Midtown Manhattan.
