RFK Jr.’s fight to get off the ballot in North Carolina is causing chaos

The ballot review — which is key to Kennedy’s plan to boost Donald Trump’s chances against Kamala Harris — could cost hundreds of thousands of dollars and lead to weeks of delays, WRAL reported.

It’s the latest twist in a long legal back-and-forth in North Carolina — with potentially more challenges.

Kennedy first asked to be removed from North Carolina’s mail-in ballots days after he dropped out of the race and endorsed Trump — which was after many counties had already started printing their ballots of voting.

The North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) refused, so he sued.

On Thursday, a judge sided with the NCSBE and ruled that Kennedy’s name would stand. But on Friday, the North Carolina Court of Appeals overturned that decision.

NCSBE can still appeal.

The agency provided Business Insider with a memo from its general counsel, Paul Cox, to county election directors. The memo said NCSBE attorneys were reviewing the matter, but no decision had been made on the appeal.

The memo also told directors not to submit any ballots but to continue to hold existing ballots.

The Kennedy campaign did not immediately respond to Business Insider’s request for comment.

While his status in North Carolina remains up in the air, similar requests by Kennedy to be removed from the ballots in swing states such as Michigan, Wisconsin and Colorado have been denied.

But a Michigan appeals court overturned the denial and ordered RFK Jr. off the ballot. Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson plans to appeal the decision, NBC News reported.