ATLANTA — President Joe Biden's announcement Sunday that he will be dropping out of the presidential race "will not impact Georgia ballots," a top election official in the Peach State said Monday morning.
The chief operating officer in the Georgia Secretary of State's Office, Gabriel Sterling, posted on X that: "So it’s understood, Biden dropping out will not impact Georgia ballots. As the Democrats haven’t had a convention, there is no 'nominee' to replace. Trump/Vance will be on the ballot along with Oliver for the Libertarians. Whomever the Democrats nominate will be on as well."
Sterling further added that three independent or smaller-party candidates -- Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Cornel West and Claudia De La Cruz -- submitted signatures to appear on the Georgia ballot and are having those signatures currently reviewed by counties. He wrote:
"3 other candidates (West, de La Cruz & RFK, Jr) are having signatures reviewed by counties to gain access and Stein for the Greens will likely be on the GA ballot through gaining access in 20+ states. So if all petitions are verified, Georgians could have up to 7 Pres choices."
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