On July 22, some North Carolina voters who want to vote for Cornel West for President filed a federal lawsuit over the North Carolina Election Board’s denial of ballot access to West’s Party, Justice for All. Ortiz v North Carolina Board of Elections, 5:24cv-420.

The case is very similar to the 2022 North Carolina Green Party case, in which the court ordered the Board to certify the Green Party. The new case is assigned to U.S. District Court Judge Terrance Boyle, a Reagan appointee.