{"id":2342121,"date":"2024-09-17T05:21:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T09:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pennsylvania-supreme-court-kicks-cornel-west-off-2024-ballot\/"},"modified":"2024-09-17T05:24:08","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T09:24:08","slug":"pennsylvania-supreme-court-kicks-cornel-west-off-2024-ballot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pennsylvania-supreme-court-kicks-cornel-west-off-2024-ballot\/","title":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania Supreme Court Kicks Cornel West Off 2024 Ballot"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fpennsylvania-supreme-court-kicks-cornel-west-off-2024-ballot%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=2342121&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>The\u2063 article discusses the Pennsylvania Supreme Court&#8217;s decision to disqualify Cornel West from appearing on the state&#8217;s \u200d2024 ballot. This ruling came after a lower court determined that\u200d West&#8217;s candidacy \u2064paperwork was insufficient, lacking the required \u200baffidavits from a \u2064majority of\u200b presidential electors by the specified filing deadline. The article notes \u2063that Secretary of State Al Schmidt, despite being\u200d a Republican, aligned with the court&#8217;s ruling, emphasizing the importance of certifying the official candidate list for\u2062 ballot preparation.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the piece highlights \u200csimilar rulings against other third-party candidates in Pennsylvania, reflecting a trend of legal challenges that Democrats are reportedly using to maintain electoral advantages. The article \u2064states that these efforts are not\u2062 limited to Pennsylvania, \u2063as Democrats have attempted to remove candidates in\u200b other \u2062states, such as Georgia \u200cand Nevada.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the article touches \u2062on the broader implications of\u2064 these legal maneuverings on the electoral\u2063 landscape, particularly\u2063 as they relate\u200b to the impact on various \u2064candidates, including former independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy \u2062Jr. The piece concludes by encouraging readers to \u200dseek more election-related \u200bnews and updates.  <\/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<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Cornel_West_(28154630439).jpg\">Gage Skidmore\/Wikimedia Commons\/<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/2.0\/deed.en\">CC BY-SA 2.0<\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/09\/17\/pennsylvanias-democrat-controlled-supreme-court-kicks-cornel-west-off-2024-ballot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Pennsylvania%E2%80%99s%20Democrat-Controlled%20Supreme%20Court%20Kicks%20Cornel%20West%20Off%202024%20Ballot&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/09\/17\/pennsylvanias-democrat-controlled-supreme-court-kicks-cornel-west-off-2024-ballot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Pennsylvania%E2%80%99s%20Democrat-Controlled%20Supreme%20Court%20Kicks%20Cornel%20West%20Off%202024%20Ballot&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/09\/17\/pennsylvanias-democrat-controlled-supreme-court-kicks-cornel-west-off-2024-ballot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/09\/17\/pennsylvanias-democrat-controlled-supreme-court-kicks-cornel-west-off-2024-ballot\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Pennsylvania%E2%80%99s%20Democrat-Controlled%20Supreme%20Court%20Kicks%20Cornel%20West%20Off%202024%20Ballot&amp;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/09\/17\/pennsylvanias-democrat-controlled-supreme-court-kicks-cornel-west-off-2024-ballot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>Pennsylvania&rsquo;s Democrat-controlled supreme court shot down left-wing presidential candidate Cornel West&rsquo;s bid to appear on the state&rsquo;s 2024 ballot.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/pennsylvania-election-cornel-west-7ce33c1efaead5ccac3dae36d950fee0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reportedly<\/a> unsigned order, the Keystone State&rsquo;s highest court affirmed a lower court ruling denying West&rsquo;s bid for ballot access. In that ruling, Commonwealth Court Judge Renee Cohn Jubelirer sided&nbsp;with the office of Secretary of State <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/al-schmidt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Al Schmidt<\/a> &ldquo;in rejecting West&rsquo;s candidacy paperwork,&rdquo; according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3133707\/court-rules-cornel-west-cant-be-on-ballot-pennsylvania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Washington Examiner<\/a>. <\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-b9b59583450254714f6a05a591714194 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-b9b59583450254714f6a05a591714194\"><\/div>\n<p>Schmidt&rsquo;s office had argued that &ldquo;the paperwork lacked the affidavits for 14 of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/court-rules-cornel-west-cant-be-on-ballot-in-pennsylvania-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Court rules Cornel West can\u2019t be on ballot in Pennsylvania - Washington Examiner\">19 presidential electors required<\/a> by the Aug. 1 filing deadline,&rdquo; according to the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>Schmidt <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/pennsylvania-election-cornel-west-7ce33c1efaead5ccac3dae36d950fee0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">indicated<\/a> prior to Monday&rsquo;s decision that a final ruling on West&rsquo;s case by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court would allow counties to begin printing ballots for the November contest. Schmidt is a self-professed &ldquo;Republican&rdquo; and was appointed by Democrat Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/josh-shapiro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Josh Shapiro<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As soon as the court rules on that, we&rsquo;ll certify the official list and then counties can complete their preparations to mail out ballots and to have voters, if they choose, go to a county election office to apply in person,&rdquo; he reportedly said. <\/p>\n<p>The Pennsylvania Supreme Court separately ruled on Friday that third-party presidential candidates James Clymer and Claudia De la Cruz cannot appear on the state&rsquo;s 2024 ballot. Clymer sought to run as the candidate for the right-leaning Constitution Party, while De la Cruz attempted to run on behalf of the left-wing Party for Socialism and Liberation, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/wireStory\/pennsylvania-high-court-rules-party-candidates-presidential-ballot-113677235\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ABC News<\/a>. <\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-9c51fb4720afa992b733964c6e1cae9b fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-9c51fb4720afa992b733964c6e1cae9b\"><\/div>\n<p>Left-wing efforts to keep West and other third-party candidates off the November ballot are not exclusive to Pennsylvania, however. For the past several months, Democrats have been <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/09\/10\/the-party-of-democracy-has-tried-to-boot-its-incumbent-opponent-and-independents-from-the-ballot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">weaponizing<\/a> the legal system to deny these contenders ballot access to help Vice President Kamala Harris&rsquo; electoral prospects. <\/p>\n<p>Last week, Democrats successfully convinced two Fulton County judges to <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/09\/13\/democrat-led-lawfare-campaign-gets-third-party-candidates-kicked-off-georgia-ballot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">kick<\/a> West and De la Cruz off Georgia&rsquo;s 2024 ballot. This was done after Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger approved them both to appear on the November ballot.<\/p>\n<p>While Democrats were unsuccessful in removing left-wing Green Party candidate Jill Stein from Georgia and <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/08\/27\/democrats-lose-ploy-to-remove-green-party-ticket-from-wisconsin-ballot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wisconsin&rsquo;s<\/a> respective ballots, they did get her booted off Nevada&rsquo;s ballot. As I previously <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/09\/09\/nevada-supreme-court-grants-democrats-request-to-kick-green-party-off-2024-ballot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote<\/a> in these pages, the Silver State&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/analysis-8-ways-president-biden-can-alleviate-tammy-duckworths-concerns-about-asian-inclusion\/\" title=\"ANALYSIS: 8 Ways President Biden Can Alleviate Tammy Duckworth\u2019s Concerns About Asian Inclusion\">supreme court&#038;nbsp<\/a>;&ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/thenevadaindependent.com\/article\/green-party-will-not-appear-on-nevada-presidential-ballot-state-supreme-court-rules\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">agreed<\/a>&nbsp;with state Democrats&rsquo; claims that the Green Party used incorrect affidavit language on its signature petition.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The affidavit language used by the third party, however, was provided by the office of Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar, a Democrat. The court&rsquo;s majority nonetheless dismissed this egregious act by the secretary&rsquo;s office, claiming the Green Party&rsquo;s &ldquo;failure to use the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nevada-supreme-court-kicks-green-party-off-2024-ballot\/\" title=\"Nevada Supreme Court Kicks Green Party Off 2024 Ballot\">correct circulator affidavit<\/a> cannot be excused by [its] reliance on the sample petition received from the Secretary.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-28aec7b479f845a07d91ae18b06f85e4 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-10\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-28aec7b479f845a07d91ae18b06f85e4\"><\/div>\n<p>Democrats have also unleashed similar underhanded tactics against former independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. After attempting to stymie Kennedy&rsquo;s efforts to gain ballot access in battleground states, Democrats are now trying to keep his name on these states&rsquo; ballots after he dropped out and <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/08\/23\/rfk-jr-drops-out-of-2024-race-endorses-trump-for-president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">endorsed<\/a> Donald Trump last month. <\/p>\n<p>The North Carolina Supreme Court, for example, was all but forced to step in last week and <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/09\/10\/north-carolina-supreme-court-orders-rfk-jr-s-removal-from-ballots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">allow<\/a> the removal of Kennedy&rsquo;s name from the Tarheel State&rsquo;s 2024 ballot after Democrats sought to keep it on. Democrats&rsquo; efforts to keep Kennedy on Michigan&rsquo;s ballot proved successful, however, after the state&rsquo;s supreme court <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/09\/10\/michigan-supreme-court-lets-election-chief-add-rfk-jr-back-to-ballot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">permitted<\/a> Democrat Secretary of State <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/jocelyn-benson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jocelyn Benson<\/a> to do so on Sept. 9.<\/p>\n<p>For more election news and updates, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/electionbriefing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">electionbriefing.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-0adee068f60fee4e59748009015e21b8 fdrlst__b89e9-after-post-content\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-0adee068f60fee4e59748009015e21b8\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Shawn Fleetwood is a staff writer for The Federalist and a graduate of the University of Mary Washington. He previously served as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-american-freedom-convoy-set-to-launch-on-march-1\/\" title=\"Exclusive: \u2018American Freedom Convoy\u2019 Set To Launch On March 1\">state content writer<\/a> for Convention of States Action and his work has been featured in numerous outlets, including RealClearPolitics, RealClearHealth, and Conservative Review. 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Kennedy Jr.<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/third-parties\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">third parties<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Democrat-controlled Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has rejected left-wing presidential candidate Cornel West&#8217;s attempt to be included on the state&#8217;s 2024 ballot. An unsigned order from the court upheld a previous ruling by a lower court that denied West&#8217;s request for ballot access. Commonwealth Court Judge Renee Cohn Jubelirer had supported Secretary of State Al Schmidt\u2019s office in dismissing West\u2019s candidacy paperwork, as it reportedly lacked the necessary affidavits for 14 out of 19 presidential electors by the August 1 filing deadline, according to the Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<p>Before Monday&#8217;s decision, Schmidt indicated that a final ruling from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court would enable counties to start printing ballots for November&#8217;s election. Although Schmidt identifies as a Republican, he was appointed by Democratic Governor Josh Shapiro. He stated that once the court made its decision, they would certify the official candidate list and allow counties to finalize their preparations for mailing ballots and accommodating in-person applications at election offices.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, on Friday, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled against third-party candidates James Clymer and Claudia De la Cruz appearing on the state\u2019s 2024 ballot\u2014Clymer representing the Constitution Party and De la Cruz representing the Party for Socialism and Liberation.<\/p>\n<p>Efforts by Democrats to exclude West and other third-party candidates from November&#8217;s ballot are not limited to Pennsylvania; they have been using legal strategies across various states to hinder these candidates&#8217; access in support of Vice President Kamala Harris\u2019 electoral chances. Recently, two judges in Fulton County were persuaded by Democrats to remove both West and De la Cruz from Georgia\u2019s ballot after Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger had initially approved their candidacies.<\/p>\n<p>While Democrats failed to disqualify Green Party candidate Jill Stein from ballots in Georgia and Wisconsin, they succeeded in removing her from Nevada\u2019s ballot due to alleged incorrect affidavit language used on her signature petition\u2014a language provided by Democratic Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar. The Nevada Supreme Court dismissed this oversight as an excuse.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats have also targeted former independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., attempting first to block his access before now trying to keep him listed after he endorsed Donald Trump following his withdrawal last month. The North Carolina Supreme Court intervened last week allowing Kennedy&#8217;s name removal after Democrats sought its retention there; however, efforts were successful in Michigan where his name remains on that state\u2019s ballot thanks to approval from Democrat Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>For more updates regarding elections, visit electionbriefing.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":539,"featured_media":2342122,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Cornel-West.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[36126,38149,34069,5836,32275],"class_list":["post-2342121","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","tag-2024-ballot","tag-cornel-west","tag-election-news","tag-pennsylvania","tag-supreme-court"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Cornel-West.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2342121","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\/539"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2342121"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2342121\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2342122"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2342121"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2342121"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2342121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}