Federal Judge Keeps Cornel West Off Pennsylvania Ballot But Criticizes Actions of Pennsylvania Secretary of State

It’s too close to the election to change the ballot, wrote US District Court Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan, a Trump appointee, even though Cornel West should not have been removed from the ballot by the Secretary of State. The decision suggests that Pennsylvania is violating the U.S. Constitution by requiring independent presidential candidates to submit declarations of candidacy for each presidential elector candidate. The state does not require the nominees of parties that have 15% of the registration to submit any signed declarations for their presidential elector candidates.

Here is the decision in West v Pennsylvania Department of State, w.d., 2:24cv-1349.

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Federal Judge Keeps Cornel West Off Pennsylvania Ballot But Criticizes Actions of Pennsylvania Secretary of State — 16 Comments

  1. This is a absolutely perfect reason for all people who are dedicated to elections having the broadest number of opinions (candidates) to oppose mail-in ballots being mailed out & back in several weeks before an election date. Unless the voter has a solid reason(work or mobility issues among others) for being unable to vote on election day, everyone should only vote on election day. In California, absentee ballots were under 2% of total votes before absentee voting was blown open decades ago.

  2. All votes should be by mail, and as long as he’s off, all’s well that ends well!

  3. Perhaps candidates who are wrongfully excluded from the ballot ought to be able to sue for damages. At the very least, they ought to be able to recover the costs of trying to get on the ballot.

  4. John Taylor Bowles is voting for West? Figures . Nazi changes vote from jew to black, LOL

  5. Can someone help me with my personality disorder? My father molested me and I wish I was John Taylor Bowles and keep posting under his name. Maybe I’ll get better after I vote for Harris and can tell you Trump lovers to kiss my ass, but I have to ask the voices in my head first.

  6. The easiest way to tell that John Taylor Bowles got caught brown handed being John Taylor Bowles.. on said:

    He thinks other people have voices in their heads just like John Taylor Bowles does.

  7. The easiest way to tell that John Taylor Bowles got caught brown handed being John Taylor Bowles on said:

    This is fun impersonating John Taylor Bowles and you suckers believe it. Gosh I’m so good.

  8. “Unless the voter has a solid reason(work or mobility issues among others) for being unable to vote on election day, everyone should only vote on election day”

    Agree. Replace all mail-in voting with UOCAVA-like absentee voting: require voters to request mail ballots in advance and to give a valid reason.

    “Perhaps candidates who are wrongfully excluded from the ballot ought to be able to sue for damages.”

    Agree. Heck, even if the candidates don’t sue, all officials at every level responsible should be fined/have their pay docked. The tax payer shouldn’t be the one footing the bill for the officials’ incompetence and/or malice.

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