Albany ruled on Monday after a judge determined that he did not live in the New York address he claimed as his residence.
New York Supreme Court Judge Christina Ryba ruled on Monday that Kennedy’s address in Westchester County was invalid and instructed the New York Board of Elections to keep him off the ballot in the November presidential election.
Kennedy listed a home in Katonah, New York as his primary address when he petitioned to appear on the New York ballot as an independent candidate for president.
However, lawyers for a Democrat-aligned super PAC argued that he actually lived with his wife, actor Cheryl Hines, in their home in
Kennedy testified that he only slept in the home once due to his ongoing presidential campaign, but maintained that he was planning to move back to New York in the future
The owner of the Katonah home, Barbara Moss, testified that she only started receiving $500 rent checks from Kennedy after We will appeal and we will win,” Kennedy said in a press release issued after the ruling.
Paul Rossi, an attorney for the independent candidate, also questioned the constitutionality of New York’s residency requirement.
“We intend to pursue injunctive relief in the Southern District of New York.
If state court judges are going to ignore the Constitution, the federal courts must step in to protect voters’ rights,” Rossi said in the same statement.
