Pennsylvania requires just 5,000 signatures for independent candidates to make the ballot, but Kennedy’s petition will likely face a legal challenge from national Democrats.
That’s a relatively low threshold in the nation’s sixth most populous state. Delaware, which has a fraction of Pennsylvania’s population, sets a signature threshold of 1% of registered voters — which for this election is more than 7,600. Missouri, which has roughly half of Pennsylvania’s population, has a threshold of 10,000.
“We have the field teams, volunteers, legal teams, paid circulators, supporters, and strategists ready to get the job done,” campaign press secretary Stefanie Spear said in a release following Kennedy’s qualification for Delaware’s ballot earlier this month.challenges from the Democratic National Committee or outside groups. The DNC has launched an offensive against Kennedy, deploying mobile billboards to areas where he is campaigning that blast Kennedy for receiving donations from Trump donors.
2% of the number of votes cast for the top statewide vote-getter in the last election for which there was a statewide race.