Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign announced Monday that it had submitted enough signatures to appear on the general election ballot in Vermont. The qualified candidate listing published by the Secretary of State’s Office, last updated on Friday, includes Kennedy and his running mate, Nicole Shanahan.

The state requires minor party candidates to file for the Nov. 5 general election by Aug. 8, submitting 1,000 signatures from registered Vermont voters and paying a $2,000 filing fee. The Kennedy-Shanahan ticket, representing the newly-formed We the People Party, announced in a press release that it had submitted 2,000 signatures last Wednesday.

The campaign said it had now collected the signatures required for ballot access in 43 states — all except Arizona, Kentucky, Mississippi, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

In Vermont, Kennedy is one of four candidates currently listed as qualified for the presidential ballot. The others are Claudia De la Cruz of the Socialism and Liberation Party, Rachele Fruit of the Socialist Workers Party and Cornel West of the Peace and Justice Party.

Former President Donald Trump, the Republican nominee, and Vice President Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic nominee, were not on the secretary of state’s candidate listing as of Monday afternoon. Nominees from the two major parties are not required to collect signatures to qualify for the general election in Vermont.

“The people of Vermont believe Kennedy is the best candidate for president,” said his Vermont campaign director, Juliet Rynear, in the press release. “We support his plans to restore the middle class, protect civil liberties, end the forever wars, stop the chronic disease epidemic, safeguard family farms, and end the humanitarian crisis at the border.” 

Kennedy began his pursuit of the presidency in the Democratic Party, challenging President Joe Biden in the primary, before becoming an independent. He founded the We the People Party in January to make it easier to qualify for the ballot in some states.

The Kennedy-Shanahan campaign touted more than 1 million signatures nationwide in the press release.