MADISON, Wis. (AP) The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.s name will remain on the states presidential ballot, upholding a lower courts ruling that candidates can only be removed from the ballot if they die.

The decision from the liberal-controlled court marks the latest twist in Kennedys quest to get his name off ballots in key battleground states where the race between Republican Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris is close. Kennedys attorney in Wisconsin, Joseph Bugni, didnt immediately return email and voicemail messages Friday.

The decision came after more than 418,000 absentee ballots have already been sent to voters. As of Thursday, nearly 28,000 had been returned, according to the Wisconsin Elections Commission.

Kennedy suspended his campaign in August and endorsed Trump. Earlier this month a divided North Carolina Supreme Court kept him off the ballot there while the Michigan Supreme Court reversed a lower court decision and kept him on.

Kennedy filed a lawsuit in Wisconsin on Sept. 3 seeking a court order removing him from the ballot. He argued that third-party candidates are discriminated against because state law treats them differently than Republicans and Democrats running for president.

He pointed out that Republicans and Democrats have until 5 p.m. on the first Tuesday in September before an election to certify their presidential nominee but that independent candidates like himself can only withdraw before an Aug. 6 deadline for submitting nomination papers.