Pennsylvania certifies candidates list for November ballot after court rejects West petition • Pennsylvania Capital-Star

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Pennsylvania certifies candidates list for November ballot after court rejects West petition • Pennsylvania Capital-Star

Cornel West speaks at the National Press Club February 21, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has upheld a lower court ruling that rejected independent candidate Cornel West’s petition to appear on the November ballot.  The one-page, unsigned order affirms the Aug. 23 ruling by the Commonwealth Court, which agreed with the Department of State’s determination that 14 of  the West campaign’s …