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Lawyers for Justice for All Party seek to continue fight against NC third-party rules

North Carolina ballot access ended for the Justice for All Party when presidential candidate Cornel West failed to secure at least 2% of the vote in the 2024 election. Yet lawyers who helped JFA secure ballot access last year want to continue their legal fight against new state election rules.

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Elections board seeks to avoid 77K bill for Justice for All legal dispute

The North Carolina State Board of Elections is asking a federal judge to dismiss the lawsuit filed last year to secure the Justice for All Party’s place on the 2024 election ballot. Dismissal could help the state avoid paying a $77,000 bill for la

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Blocking third party from NC ballot could cost state 77K in lawyers’ fees

North Carolina taxpayers could end up paying more than $77,000 in lawyers’ fees because of the State Board of Elections’ attempt to block the Justice for All Party from the state’s election ballot. The party and its presidential candidate, Cornel West, appear on general election ballots this fall.  

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Interview: Libertarian presidential candidate Chase Oliver

Little more than a week from the presidential election, some North Carolina voters may be interested in third party options that better fit their policy preferences. While independent campaigns from the likes of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Cornell West stole headlines with legal fights to get on (or off) the ballot, the largest third party...

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October 2024 – Trump and Harris in Dead Heat in North Carolina Battleground

RALEIGH – The race for president remains at a statistical tie in North Carolina, a key battleground state on the road to the White House. Former President Donald Trump (47.2%) is .6 points ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris (46.6%). The number of undecided voters has declined to 4.1%. Only 2% of voters say they...

September 2024 – Harris, Trump Race Tighter Than Ever in North Carolina

RALEIGH – The presidential race is tighter than ever in North Carolina. In the first Carolina Journal Poll following the presidential debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris (entering the field just hours after the second assassination attempt), Trump’s lead has shrunk to 0.3 points – well within the poll’s ±3.99%...

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Justice for All Party recognized as official party by NCSBE

At its meeting Tuesday, the North Carolina State Election Board voted unanimously to recognize the Justice for All Party. Last week, US District Judge Terrence Boyle ordered NCSBE to certify the party and to add its candidates to the state’s November ballot.

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Federal judge orders NC election officials to certify Justice for All Party

A federal judge is ordering North Carolina’s State Board of Elections to certify the Justice for All Party and to add its candidates to the state’s November ballot. That means voters would have the chance to choose left-of-center activist and academic Cornel West in the race for president.

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