Nebraska voters will be able to vote for independent candidate RFK Jr. this November

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will appear on Nebraska’s nonpartisan ballot this November, circumventing an attempt by the state Democratic Party to block his appearance on the ticket.

More than a month after submitting over 5,000 signatures—double the required 2,500—to the Nebraska secretary of state, Kennedy’s campaign recently received certification in the Cornhusker State .

“Today signifies a giant leap and monumental achievement in the campaign’s ballot access operation with enough signatures collected in 34 states,” RFK, Jr. said in a statement.

Kennedy, an environmental lawyer and the nephew of former President John F. Kennedy, initially launched his campaign for the Democratic nomination in April 2023. He later dropped the party bid in October and re-entered the race as an independent, calling the traditional two-party system “rigged” for Americans.

In a recent Reuters/Ipsos poll , Kennedy was favored by 4% of voters. He has yet to qualify for the ballot in many states ahead of the Nov. 5 election.

The third-party candidate is officially on the ballot in 17 states , including Texas, according to the Wall Street Journal. Yet, the 70-year-old candidate believes that he will eventually be on the ballot nationwide by the end of the summer in an interview with Fox News on Friday.

“Right now, we have enough signatures to be on all 50 states, so… we’ve handed most of them in, some of the states are not yet certified, but we’re gonna be on the ballot in all 50 states, for sure,” Kennedy told Fox News anchor Neil Cavuto .

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Nebraska voters will be able to vote for independent candidate RFK Jr. this November