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Join NowCornel West Working With Republicans in Last-Minute Ballot Push to Undermine Will of Pennsylvanians
1.1 million ballots have already been sent to PA voters, setting the stage for more MAGA election interference and court challenges
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, MoveOn Political Action sounded the alarm on Cornel West willingly working with Republicans on a desperate last-minute ballot push that undermines the will of Pennsylvania voters and sets the stage for MAGA election interference. This is part of Republicans’ coordinated effort to sow chaos and hand the election to Donald Trump.
With 1.1 million ballots already printed and delivered to Keystone State voters, Pennsylvania Deputy Secretary for Elections Jonathan Marks stated that he wasn’t confident that new ballots could even be printed in time, and that many voting machines and tabulators have already gone through the logic and accuracy testing required before Election Day.
“Any attempt to disrupt ballot access is a direct attack on our democracy and an in-kind donation to Donald Trump’s election-denying efforts. Cornel West did not make it onto the Pennsylvania ballot. It’s as simple as that. Instead of living with that reality, Cornel West willingly sought and accepted help from the very same MAGA extremists who want to roll back the clock on civil and reproductive rights by getting Donald Trump elected,” said MoveOn Chief Communications Officer Joel Payne. “The courts need to heed the will of Pennsylvania voters and let the more than 1 million ballots continue to be distributed without West’s name on them.”
In September, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court denied Cornel West’s bid to get on the ballot, because he failed to certify his electors. In Arizona, West was also booted from the ballot after it was discovered that his campaign was selecting electors without their consent.
ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND:
- Pennsylvania is not the only state where West has relied on Republicans and shady tactics to secure a spot on the ballot.
- In Michigan, West was disqualified from the ballot for failing to have his candidate affidavit properly notarized.
- In North Carolina, West looked to Republican Party lawyers, who have a history of defending voter suppression, to try to sue his way onto the ballot.
- A dozen paid operatives registered in Arizona to collect signatures on West’s behalf, listing their employer as Wells Marketing—a Republican firm that recently worked for MAGA candidate Blake Masters.
- West’s campaign is broke. According to his last campaign filing, he spent more on graphic design than on petition gathering.
- West “volunteers” were gathering outside Trump events, asking voters to sign West’s petitions to siphon votes from President Joe Biden.
- Trump allies publicly stated they were plotting to spoil the election against President Biden by backing third-party candidates, including West, Jill Stein, and RFK Jr.
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