A war for the margins has raged quietly this year between Democrats, who tried to keep third-party and independent candidates off the ballot, and

The Georgia Supreme Court ruled that votes for third-party presidential candidates Cornel West and Claudia De la Cruz would not be counted. In a unanimous vote, the court determined that while West and De la Cruz met the minimum requirement of collecting 7,

The justices upheld a lower court ruling that the candidates filed improper nominating petitions, and thus did not qualify to appear on the ballot.

Georgia Supreme Court justices are expressing skepticism that votes for presidential candidates Cornel West and Claudia De la Cruz should count

Georgia's Supreme Court says presidential candidates Cornel West and Claudia De la Cruz aren't qualified to be on the state's ballots and votes for them should not count.

The Georgia Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday about whether Claudia De la Cruz and Cornel West are qualified to be on the Nov. 5 presidential ballot.

The Supreme Court of Georgia disqualifies Cornel West and Claudia De la Cruz from the state's ballot, but their names will still appear.

This story was updated at 1:25 p.m. on Sept. 26 to add comment from Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s office. The Georgia Supreme Court has ruled against bids by two independent presidential candidates to count on ballots for the state’s November election.

Trump leads with 49 percent support, Harris earns 47 percent support, Green Party candidate Jill Stein gets 1 percent support and Justice For All Party candidate Cornel West gets 1 percent support in the Quinnipiac University poll conducted in late September and released Tuesday.