Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules Cornel West Can’t Appear on Ballot

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has upheld a lower court ruling that independent presidential candidate Cornel West will not appear on the key battleground state’s ballot for the November election. The ruling, issued in a one-page order on Sept. 16, affirms an Aug. 23 decision by the Commonwealth Court to keep West off the ballot because his campaign lacked the required affidavits for 14 of his 19 presidential electors, with the lower court citing “laches” and “indispensable parties” as supporting arguments for dismissing West’s challenge. The high court’s decision clears the way for Pennsylvania Secretary of State Al Schmidt, who was named in West’s ballot access lawsuit, to certify the official list of candidates for the Nov. 5 general election....