On what grounds did the secretary of state determine to leave him on the ballot?
The law requires a very good reason for dropping out. Health or something serious. Just deciding to drop out for political reasons will not cut it. In addition, I'm not sure if the Dem even gave a reason for dropping out.
And, IIRC, the ballots went to the printer last Friday.
One last note about Pat Roberts. Yes he is old. But his Heritage Rating is 93% conservative. The same as Ted Cruz.
“On what grounds did the secretary of state determine to leave him on the ballot?”
The clear language of the law on the books? That would be my guess.
You can’t drop out after the primary unless there is a good reason why you couldn’t take office.
If he was to have such an issue, the RATS would have to replace him on the ballot with another RAT candidate.
Under every case, a Demonrat is going to be on that ballot.
Kansas Law, Chad Taylor, District Attorney of Shawnee County (Topeka) failed to comply with the requirements.
http://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/election/article1504835.html
On the grounds that democrats cheat at every opportunity.