{"id":2340254,"date":"2024-09-12T14:30:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T18:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cornel-west-disqualified-from-running-in-georgia-will-remain-on-the-ballot-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-12T14:33:47","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T18:33:47","slug":"cornel-west-disqualified-from-running-in-georgia-will-remain-on-the-ballot-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cornel-west-disqualified-from-running-in-georgia-will-remain-on-the-ballot-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Cornel West disqualified from running in Georgia, will remain on the ballot &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcornel-west-disqualified-from-running-in-georgia-will-remain-on-the-ballot-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2340254&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Liberal independent presidential <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-continuous-media-covid-fear-mongering-may-backfire-and-diminish-democrat-voter-turnout\/\" title=\"The Continuous Media COVID Fear Mongering May BACKFIRE and Diminish Democrat Voter Turnout\">candidate<\/a> \u2064Cornel West has been disqualified \u200cfrom the ballot for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-press-doj-about-impartiality-after-biden-staffer-met-with-jack-smiths-team-before-trump-indictment\/\" title=\"Republicans question DOJ&#039;s impartiality after Biden staffer meets with Jack Smith&#039;s team prior to Trump indictment.\">upcoming presidential\u200c election<\/a> in Georgia. This ruling, made by two \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-abortion-clinics-press-supreme-court-to-block-fetal-heartbeat-law\/\" title=\"Texas Abortion Clinics Press Supreme Court To Block Fetal Heartbeat Law\">state court judges<\/a>,\u2063 was based on\u200b the \u2064failure of West and \u200danother\u200c socialist\u2062 candidate, Claudia De\u200d la Cruz, to file the necessary paperwork.\u2062 However, since\u200b some ballots have already been \u200cprinted, their names will still appear on\u2064 these ballots. The \u200cjudges instructed Georgia officials to \u2062inform voters at \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-nevada-a-corrupt-cash-for-votes-scheme-is-hiding-in-plain-sight\/\" title=\"In Nevada, A Corrupt Cash-For-Votes Scheme Is Hiding In Plain Sight\">polling places<\/a> that any \u2062votes for West or De la Cruz\u200d would be void due to \u200ctheir disqualification.<\/p>\n<p>Despite this situation, the \u2064ballots \u2062will feature \u200ba range\u2063 of candidates, including former President Donald Trump, Vice President Kamala Harris,\u2064 Libertarian Chase Oliver,\u2062 and Green \u200cParty candidate Jill Stein\u2014marking the \u200bmost candidates on a Georgia ballot since 2000. The final decision \u2062on these ballot matters rests with Georgia\u200c Secretary \u2064of State Brad Raffensperger. Previously, he had overruled an administrative law\u200d judge&#8217;s disqualification of West and De la Cruz, allowing\u200b them access\u200c to the ballot while \u2063disqualifying Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after he suspended\u2063 his campaign. Democrats have since \u200cappealed Raffensperger&#8217;s\u2063 decision.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Cornel West disqualified from running in Georgia, will remain on the ballot<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1758730\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Liberal independent presidential candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cornel-west\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Cornel West<\/a> has been disqualified from running in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/are-covid-case-surges-more-fake-news\/\" title=\"Are COVID Case Surges More Fake News?\">presidential election<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3136244\/where-third-party-candidates-on-the-ballot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>on Georgia&rsquo;s ballot<\/a> ahead of the November election.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Two state court judges ruled Wednesday that West and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/socialism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>socialist<\/a> candidate Claudia De la Cruz have been disqualified from the ballot because their electors did not file the proper paperwork. Some ballots in the state, however, have already been printed, so both names will still appear despite being disqualified.<\/p>\n<p>Fulton County Superior Court Judges Thomas A. Cox Jr. and Emily Richardson ordered the state to post notices in polling places warning that West and De la Cruz had been disqualified and that votes for them would be void if their names still appear, which is a common remedy for late election changes in Georgia, according to the <em>Associated Press<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>If the rulings stand, the ballots for presidential election in Georgia will include former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Donald-Trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>, Vice President Kamala Harris, Libertarian Chase Oliver, and Green Party candidate Jill Stein, which will be the most candidates in the state since 2000.<\/p>\n<p>Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger gets the last say in these types of ballot matters. An <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/georgia-president-ballot-access-kennedy-west-stein-e94a287948d17f59e8cf3a7c7e2b1d88\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>administrative law judge<\/a> previously disqualified West, De la Cruz, independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and the Georgia Green Party from the ballot, but Raffensperger overruled the judge, and said West and De la Cruz should get access.<\/p>\n<p>He cited a<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/georgia-elections-voting-presidential-election-78ee0d966327b242d129fe7fe9ac32ce\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> Georgia law<\/a> claiming Stein had the right to stay on the ballot because the national Green Party had qualified her in at least 20 other states. He removed Kennedy Jr. from the ballot after Kennedy Jr. suspended his campaign and requested that his name be taken off the ballot in swing states.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Democrats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democrats<\/a> appealed Raffensperger&rsquo;s decisions on West and De la Cruz and filed a new challenge on Stein. Some Democrats see Stein as a &ldquo;spoiler candidate&rdquo; who could take away votes from Harris. In the 2020 election, President Joe Biden won the state by a little under 12,000 votes, marking the first time the Peach State voted for a Democrat for president since 1996, and Harris is looking for a win here again.<\/p>\n<p>The West campaign and De la Cruz campaign both said they will appeal the decision from the Fulton County judges.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8203;&#8203;<a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are confident that we will win the appeal,&rdquo; Edwin DeJesus of the West campaign wrote in an email.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are appealing this decision which negates basic democratic rights of the people of Georgia to vote for the candidate of their choice. This is the result of the effort by the Democratic Party to sabotage democratic rights of Georgia voters at the very moment that they say that the 2024 election is about democracy itself,&rdquo; Estevan Hernandez, co-chair of De la Cruz&rsquo;s campaign in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Georgia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Georgia<\/a>, said in a statement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1758730\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1758730\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cornel West has been ruled ineligible to run in Georgia&#8217;s presidential election, although his name will still appear on the ballot. On Wednesday, two judges from the state court determined that both West and socialist candidate Claudia De la Cruz were disqualified due to their electors failing to submit the necessary paperwork. Despite this ruling, some ballots have already been printed with their names included. Judges Thomas A. Cox Jr. and Emily Richardson instructed the state to inform voters at polling places that votes for West and De la Cruz would be invalid if they cast ballots for them, a standard procedure for late changes in Georgia elections, according to the Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p>If these rulings are upheld, Georgia&#8217;s presidential ballot will feature former President Donald Trump, Vice President Kamala Harris, Libertarian Chase Oliver, and Green Party candidate Jill Stein\u2014marking the largest number of candidates since 2000. The final decision on such ballot issues rests with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. Previously, an administrative law judge had disqualified West along with De la Cruz and independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as well as the Georgia Green Party; however, Raffensperger overturned this decision for West and De la Cruz based on a law allowing Stein to remain on the ballot due to her qualification in at least 20 other states.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy Jr.&#8217;s name was removed after he suspended his campaign and requested withdrawal from swing state ballots. Meanwhile, Democrats have appealed Raffensperger\u2019s decisions regarding West and De la Cruz while also challenging Stein\u2019s candidacy; some view Stein as a potential spoiler who could siphon votes away from Harris.<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, Joe Biden narrowly won Georgia by fewer than 12,000 votes\u2014the first Democratic victory there since 1996\u2014and Harris is aiming for another win in this crucial state. Both campaigns of West and De la Cruz plan to appeal the Fulton County judges&#8217; ruling. Edwin DeJesus from West&#8217;s campaign expressed confidence about winning the appeal: \u201cWe are appealing this decision which negates basic democratic rights of Georgians.\u201d Estevan Hernandez from De la Cruz\u2019s campaign criticized what he sees as an effort by Democrats to undermine voter choice at a time when they claim that democracy is central to the upcoming election<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2340255,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Cornel-West.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[38149,35824,3728,4977],"class_list":["post-2340254","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-cornel-west","tag-disqualification","tag-election","tag-georgia"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Cornel-West.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2340254","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2340254"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2340254\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2340255"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2340254"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2340254"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2340254"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}