The Libertarian Party of Colorado on Tuesday voted to name Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to the state’s general election ballot as the minor political party’s presidential nominee, describing the decision as a bid to “break the stranglehold of the two-party system.”
The move follows the state Libertarians’ decision last month not to submit paperwork for the party’s presidential ticket after determining the presidential and vice presidential candidates nominated by the national Libertarian Party don’t share the state party’s core values.
Kennedy, who initially sought the Democratic presidential nomination before announcing that he was running as an independent, launched a petition drive in late May to secure a spot on Colorado’s ballot. The environmental attorney won’t need to turn in signatures by next week’s deadline, however, after winning the endorsement from the Libertarians, whose status as one of the state’s minor political parties brings with it the ability to send candidates directly to the fall ballot.