The We The People Party is calling on state authorities to remove its candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from the North Carolina ballot.

The party filed a motion Wednesday to remove Kennedy and his running mate Nicole Shanahan from the state ballot. The state election board is scheduled to vote on the motion in a special meeting on Thursday.

The filing comes just days after Kennedy suspended his presidential bid and endorsed Republican candidate Donald Trump, and follows a lengthy dispute between the party and state election officials who had delayed Kennedy’s access to the ballot.

The question now is whether Kennedy will actually appear on some ballots – even if the party’s request is granted. According to the State Board of Elections, most of the state’s 100 counties have already begun printing ballots. North Carolina residents will be able to vote by mail starting September 6.

It was unclear Wednesday whether counties would have the resources to redesign, test and print new ballots. According to Pat Gannon, spokesman for the state Board of Elections, the state board is currently gathering details on the feasibility of new ballots.

In addition to Kennedy, Republican former President Donald Trump, Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, Cornel West of the Justice For All Party, Randall Terry of the Constitution Party, Libertarian Chase Oliver and Green Party candidate Jill Stein are currently running for president in North Carolina.

The state Democratic Party sued the state committee in July to disqualify Kennedy from the ballot, but in early August a judge ruled that Kennedy could remain in office.

For a party to be on the ballot in North Carolina, far fewer signatures are required than for an individual. This was also the reason for Kennedy’s path in this state.

Polls show Kennedy was unlikely to make much of a difference in North Carolina, as he took support away from both Harris and Trump. But in a state where presidential elections are often decided by razor-thin margins—Trump won North Carolina by just over 1% of the vote in 2020—even small changes can matter.

Polls vary as to what exact impact Kennedy’s presence on the ballot would have on Trump and Harris.

A Focaldata poll earlier this month showed Trump and Harris neck and neck if voters had only those choices. However, if third-party candidates were included, Harris would be ahead of Trump with 3% of the vote. Kennedy received more votes than all other third-party candidates combined and appears to have mostly voters who would otherwise support Trump.

According to a mid-August poll by the New York Times and Sienna College, Harris is three points ahead of Trump in North Carolina. If Kennedy and other third-party candidates were included, the lead would also be three points.

According to the New York Times, some recent, high-quality polls showed Kennedy receiving more votes from Harris than from Trump.

In early August, the Cook Political Report found that Harris would have been two percentage points ahead of Trump if Kennedy had been on the ballot, but in a Trump-Harris matchup, she would only have a 1% lead.