In 2024, independent presidential candidate Cornel West sued Pennsylvania over the discriminatory treatment of presidential elector candidates. Minor party and independent presidential candidates must obtain a notarized declaration of candidacy from each of their presidential elector candidates, and if even one elector candidate doesn’t submit the paperwork, the presidential candidate is kept off the ballot. But the presidential elector candidates of parties that have 15% of the statewide registration need file no paperwork whatsoever. Instead their parties simply write a letter to the state elections office, listing them.
Cornel West sued over this policy in 2024, and the case has been repeatedly delayed. On July 31 all the deadlines for the trial briefs were extended again, and are now due in October.
Pennsylvania’s policy in 2024 injured not only Cornel West, but also the presidential nominees of the Constitution Party and the Party for Socialism and Liberation.
The two ruling parties can’t Constitutionally defend this policy, so naturally they’re trying to stall this case as long as possible to try and wait out the folks bringing the case.