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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s independent presidential campaign filed candidacy petitions with the State Board of Elections to appear on Illinois’ Nov. 5 general election ballot.
Also filing presidential candidacy papers before the 5 p.m. deadline for independent and third-party contenders was Green Party contender Jill Stein, the party’s 2012 and 2016 candidate, and candidates for the Libertarian and Constitution parties.
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