Watchdog Complaint: RFK Jr. May Have Committed Felonies By Voting in New York After Courts Ruled He Did Not Reside There

Washington D.C. – Today, government watchdog Accountable.US filed a complaint with the NYS Board of Elections-Division of Election Law Enforcement urging the office to investigate whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr. violated New York’s Election Law by registering for and voting in the November 5th, 2024 general election from a New York residence at which he does not legally reside. Both acts are potential felonies for President-elect Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). 

The complaint, submitted by Accountable.US President Caroline Ciccone and first reported by Politico notes: “New York statute provides that any person who “[k]nowingly votes or offers or attempts to vote at any election, when not qualified; or, … Votes or offers or attempts to vote at an election, … in an election district or from a place where he does not reside” is guilty of a felony. N.Y. Elec. Law § 17-132(3). It also provides that any person who “[k]nowingly gives a false residence within the election district when registering as an elector” is guilty of a felony. N.Y. Elec. Law § 17-104(4).”

The complaint continues: “The issue of Mr. Kennedy’s residence was recently litigated in New York courts as a core question in a dispute about his ability to appear as a candidate for President of the United States on New York ballots.  In August 2024, the Albany County Supreme Court found that Mr. Kennedy did not legally reside in his claimed New York address under New York election law. Cartwright v. Kennedy, 218 N.Y.S.3d 770 (N.Y. Sup. Ct.). The address at issue in that case is the same one that public records show he voted from in the 2024 November general election. Id. at 774. The New York Third Judicial Department affirmed the Albany Supreme Court’s opinion. Cartwright v. Kennedy, 230 A.D.3d 969 (2024).”

“Not actually living in New York in the eyes of the law apparently did not stop RFK Jr. from casting his election ballot there illegally,” said Accountable.US Executive Director Tony Carrk. “If RFK Jr. is so dismissive of the law in his personal matters, how can he be trusted to properly apply the law when it comes to our public health? Senators should press Kennedy on whether he intends to play by his own rules and thumb his nose at the law as HHS Secretary, like President-elect Trump is wont to do.” 

“Kennedy’s clear lack of judgment shows he should not be confirmed,” added Carrk.

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