Wisconsin ballot access

Cornel West submits signatures for Wisconsin ballot access

From CNN's Aaron Pellish and Greg Krieg

Independent presidential candidate Cornel West submitted signatures to qualify for the ballot in Wisconsin, a key battleground state in November’s presidential election. 

West’s campaign said in a news release it has “significantly exceeded” the 2,000 signatures needed to qualify for November’s ballot as an independent candidate in Wisconsin. The campaign did not say how many signatures it collected. 

The Wisconsin Election Commission said West’s campaign had submitted its signatures prior to Tuesday’s deadline for independent candidates to apply for ballot access. 

West’s signature gathering in Wisconsin continues a targeted effort by his campaign to gain ballot access in key battleground states that are most likely to determine the outcome of November’s election. West has also pursued ballot access in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan, Nebraska and Maine. 

West is currently on the ballot in five states: South Carolina, Alaska, Vermont, Oregon and Colorado.