Judge Rules Cornel West Can’t Appear on Ballot in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania is again expected to be a key swing state in the 2024 election.

Presidential hopeful Cornel West speaks during a protest for a Gaza cease-fire, in Chicago on Aug. 22, 2024. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

A court in Pennsylvania on Aug. 23 ruled that independent presidential candidate Cornel West cannot appear on the presidential ballot in Pennsylvania, a key battleground state that determines the 2024 election.

In a 15-page ruling, Commonwealth Court Judge Renée Cohn Jubelirer sided with the Secretary of State’s office under Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro in rejecting West’s candidacy paperwork.