Late on Friday, November 1, the Sixth Circuit issued a five-page order in Stein v LaRose, 24-3923. This is the case over whether votes for Jill Stein (who is on the ballot) should be counted. The Sixth Circuit agreed with the U.S. District Court that the case belongs in state court. Therefore, the order denies relief.
The judges are Richard Allen Griffin and Raymond A. Kethledge (Bush Jr. appointees), and Chad A. Readler (Trump).
The European Green Party has endorsed Kamala Harris, and has asked the Green Party of the United States to do the same. See this story.
On November 15, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether to hear Ayyadurai v New Jersey Democratic State Committee, 24-342. This is the case involving New Jersey ballot access for independent presidential candidate Shiva Ayyadurai. He had enough valid signatures and would have been on the ballot, except the Democratic Party challenged him on the basis that he was born in India.
On October 31, Justice Samuel Alito denied Cornel West’s request for an injunction to have Pennsylvania polling places carry instructions on write-in voting. 24A427. He did not refer the application to the other members of the Court.
On October 30, the Third Circuit refused to put Cornel West on the ballot as an independent presidential candidate in Pennsylvania. West v Pennsylvania Department of State, 24-2913. The panel only wrote one sentence, saying the request is denied.
The case was before Judges Patty Shwartz (Obama appointee), Paul B. Matey (Trump), and Tamika R. Montgomery-Reeves (Biden).
The same day, West asked the U.S. Supreme Court to order the Pennsylvania Secretary of State to direct that notices be posted in all polling places, telling voters that Cornel West is a write-in candidate and explaining that voters may cast a write=in vote. Here is that filing. 24A427.
