Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cannot withdraw from the election in the two crucial swing states of Michigan and Wisconsin, even though he withdrew his independent candidacy for president and the dynastic Democrat endorsed former President Trump a few days ago.

Kennedy will remain on the ballot in Michigan as the candidate of the Natural Law Party, which nominated him for president at its convention this year.

“Minor party candidates cannot withdraw their candidacy, so his name will remain on the ballot in November’s election,” Cheri Hardmon, press secretary for Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, said in a statement to NBC News.

The Wisconsin Election Commission voted Tuesday to keep Kennedy on the presidential ballot despite his request to remove him from the race. It also rejected an attempt by Democrats to remove independent candidate Cornel West from the race. An attempt by the Democratic Election Commission to remove Green Party candidate Jill Stein from the race also failed.

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and former President Donald Trump shake hands during a campaign rally at Desert Diamond Arena on August 23, 2024 in Glendale, Arizona. Kennedy announced that he would suspend his presidential campaign. (Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)

Trump added Kennedy and former Democrat Tulsi Gabbard to his transition team on Monday.

Kennedy’s campaign sent a letter to the Wisconsin State Election Commission on Friday asking them to remove his name from the ballot.

Although Kennedy said in his speech formally withdrawing from the race on Friday that he would try to remove his name from the ballot in swing states where his candidacy could affect the election, he added that he was not formally withdrawing his candidacy. He said his supporters could continue to support him in most states – whether red or blue – because they were unlikely to have any impact on the outcome there.

“In about 10 swing states where my presence would be a disruptive factor, I will withdraw my name. I have already begun that process and am urging voters not to vote for me,” Kennedy said. “Our polling has consistently shown that if I remain on the ballot in the swing states, I would likely hand the election to Democrats with whom I disagree on the most existential issues.”

Republican members of the Wisconsin commission were pushing to grant Kennedy’s wish to remain off the ballot after he suspended his campaign and endorsed Trump last week. The commission had reached a stalemate due to opposition from Democrats, who cited Wisconsin state law that requires a candidate who has once run for office to remain on the ballot unless he dies.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. listens during a campaign rally for former President Donald Trump at Desert Diamond Arena August 23, 2024 in Glendale, Arizona. (Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)

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“We know Trump and Kennedy are playing their games,” said Mark Thomsen, a member of the Democratic Electoral Commission, according to the Associated Press. “Whatever they’re playing, they’re going to have to play it if Kennedy is on the ballot.”

“The law literally states, ‘Any person who files nominating papers and meets the qualifications for election may not refuse the nomination. That person’s name must appear on the ballot, except in the event of the person’s death,'” said Ann Jacobs, the commission’s chairwoman, according to a video of the meeting posted by the nonprofit public affairs network known as WisconsinEye.

“You give me the most sentimental comment: ‘I don’t think that should be required by law.’ The law is crystal clear in this case,” she added. “I don’t disagree with you – it’s odd, but I don’t see any discretion that we have here.”

Former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. delivers remarks at the Renaissance Phoenix Downtown Hotel in Phoenix, Arizona, on August 23, 2024. (Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)

Republican Commissioner Don Millis said he had problems with state law requiring candidates to be on the ballot after they file. After his motion to remove Kennedy was defeated by a 3-3 vote, Millis and another Republican commissioner voted with all three Democrats to place Kennedy, West and Claudia De la Cruz of the Socialism and Liberation Party on the ballot as independents.

Ultimately, the commission approved eight presidential candidates for the Wisconsin election: Democrat Kamala Harris, Republican Donald Trump, Randall Terry of the Constitution Party, Chase Oliver of the Libertarian Party, and De la Cruz, Kennedy, West and Stein.

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The presence of independent and third-party candidates on the ballot could be a deciding factor in a state where four of the last six presidential elections have been decided by margins of between 5,700 and around 23,000 votes.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.