West v. Wittenstein

Summary

The court held that each presidential elector designated by an independent presidential candidate is a candidate required to file a notice of candidacy and a nomination petition in the elector’s own name. Because no elector for Cornel West filed such a petition, West could not appear on the Georgia ballot, and the court affirmed the superior court’s judgment and related remedies. The court also held that the federal injunction concerning the signature requirement did not eliminate the separate petition-filing requirement and declined to decide constitutional challenges to the current statutory scheme.