WEST v. PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF STATE

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA ) CORNEL WEST, et al., ) ) 2:24-CV-1349 Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) ) PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT ) OF STATE, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM ORDER Dr. Cornel West seeks to run as a third-party candidate for President of the United States, and, with this lawsuit, seeks to gain access to the ballot in Pennsylvania. The Secretary of State has thus far denied him access, relying on a number of requirements in the election code that only apply to minor political parties or political bodies and that Dr. West has not met. This…