Gov. Evers signs Kennedy-inspired bill allowing candidates to withdraw from the ballot

Oct. 31, 2025

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s Democratic governor on Friday signed a bipartisan bill that will allow candidates to remove their names from the ballot, addressing an issue that arose last year when Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tried to get himself removed from the presidential ballot.

At the time, the only way a certified candidate’s name could be removed from the ballot in Wisconsin was if they died…

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