RFK Jr. was ruled ineligible to vote in New York after a judge called him BS for living in a one-room apartment for $500 a month.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.The White House bid has been settled. one more blew up on Monday, when a judge rule He should not appear on the ballot in New York—because he falsely claimed to live in that state when he actually lives in California.

In a 34-page decision, Judge Christina Ryba claimed that the single room he rented from a friend’s house, which he used to prove his residence, was not his “legal and bona fide residence, but rather a ‘fake’ address he used to maintain his voter registration.” Noting that “the size and shape of the spare bedroom as shown in the photographs entered into evidence,” Ryba wrote that it was “highly unlikely, if not unreasonable” to believe Kennedy’s testimony that he “could return to that bedroom to live with his wife, family members, numerous pets, and all of his personal belongings.”

The judge also said her ruling was based on the fact that:

• By Kennedy’s admission, none of the furniture or decorations in the rented room belonged to him.
• His wife, Cheryl Hines, and hisMany kinds of pets, both domestic and foreign“all live elsewhere”
• Evidence shows Kennedy had a “longstanding pattern” of using the addresses of family and friends to maintain his voter registration in New York despite actually living in California

During the proceedings, Barbara Moss, The man from whom Kennedy rented a room in her Katonah, New York, home said he paid her $500 a month for the space—but his first payment didn’t come until after a New York Post Office report, published in May, questioned whether he actually lived there. Moss also admitted that Kennedy did not have a written lease. Kennedy said he only slept in the room once because of his campaign schedule.

The judge clearly did not believe that. “Using a friend’s address for political purposes and voting, while barely setting foot on the premises, is not equivalent to residency under the Election Law,” Ryba wrote. “To hold otherwise would set a dangerous precedent and open the door to the very fraud and political sabotage that the Election Law’s residency rules are designed to prevent.”

Kennedy called the ruling party and vowed to appeal. “The Democrats are showing contempt for democracy,” he said in a statement. “They are not confident they can win at the ballot box, so they are trying to deny voters the right to choose. We will appeal and we will win.”