Kennedy and West third-party ballot drives are pushed by secretive groups and Republican donors

WASHINGTON (AP) — Libertarians in Colorado want to put Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the ballot to create chaos.

Petition drives for Cornel West in Virginia and North Carolina are being run by groups with Republican ties.

And in Arizona, a convicted fraudster who’s been repeatedly investigated for using deceptive tactics to gather signatures for conservative groups is also working on West’s behalf.

With early voting for the November presidential election set to begin in late September in some states...