Georgia voters are likely to be able to choose from six candidates for president after Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Thursday put Cornel West and Claudia De la Cruz back on the ballot and ruled that the Green Party's Jill Stein had qualified by another route. Raffensperger, an elected Republican, overruled findings made last week by an administrative law judge that removed West and De la Cruz.
  • return2ozma@lemmy.worldOP
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    2 months ago

    West is running as an independent. De la Cruz is the nominee of the Party for Socialism and Liberation but has qualified as an independent in Georgia.

    “The Democratic Party wanted to restrict the choices available to Georgia voters because they didn’t want to compete with a socialist campaign that offers real solutions to the huge problems facing working people," De la Cruz said in a statement. "We are proud to have stood up for our rights and the right of everyone in Georgia to vote for the candidate of their choosing.”

    Democrats who are trying to knock West, De la Cruz and Stein off the ballot said they were considering appealing the decision.