Wisconsin candidates have a path off the ballot besides death under new law

Wisconsin candidates have a path off the ballot besides death under new law

Wisconsin candidates now have a path to get off the ballot besides dying, thanks to a proposal Gov. Tony Evers recently signed into law, Votebeat reports.

The proposal was triggered by 2024 presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s failed attempt to withdraw from the ballot in a bid to boost President Donald Trump’s candidacy. The case made its way to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, which rejected Kennedy’s argument after a lower court ruled that death was the only way for nominees to drop off the ballot.

Under the measure that Evers, a Democrat, signed into law, candidates can now get off the ballot as long as they file to withdraw at least seven business days before the Wisconsin Elections Commission c