The appeals court's ruling indicated that ballots including Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s name could not be sent, stressing that the process of reprinting would take over two weeks.
Kennedy, who was the nominee of the We the People party in North Carolina, suspended his presidential campaign last week and endorsed Donald Trump, leading to his request to be removed from the ballot.
The state board of elections cited concerns over timing and the imminence of mailing first absentee ballots, which must occur 60 days prior to the election.
The appeals court's decision could have major implications for North Carolina's election landscape, potentially assisting Trump's campaign strategy in a critical battleground state.
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