Cornel West's Party Approved in North Carolina

Dr. Cornel West will remain on the presidential ballot in Maine despite challenges to the validity of some signatures, as Secretary of State Shenna Bellows confirmed his campaign submitted enough legitimate ones. Similarly, West has secured a spot on the North Carolina ballot after the State Board of Elections reversed its decision following a federal judge's ruling that insufficient fraud was proven to disqualify his party. Meanwhile, West failed to qualify for the Arizona ballot due to missing paperwork and internal campaign issues, and will run as a write-in candidate instead. Challenges to his ballot qualifications in Maine and North Carolina have often broken along partisan lines, with Republicans generally supporting his inclusion to potentially siphon votes from Democratic candidates.