West v. Wittenstein

Summary

The court held that each presidential elector certified 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 either candidate filed such a petition, neither candidate could appear on Georgia’s ballot, and the court affirmed the superior courts’ decisions and remedies. The court also affirmed the finding that there was insufficient time to reprint ballots, dismissed the Georgia Republican Party’s appeal because it was not a party below, and upheld the denial of a motion to dismiss for failure to join the presidential candidate.