Rapper Kanye West has filed to appear on the ballot for the presidential election in Ohio as an independent candidate.
In order to qualify as an independent candidate for president, West needs 5,000 valid signatures of registered Ohio voters. According to documents from the Ohio Secretary of State, on Wednesday West’s campaign submitted 14,886 signatures.
The filing listed Wyoming spiritual coach Michelle Tidball as West’s running mate.
West, who announced his candidacy on Twitter on July 4, was reportedly helped by GOP operatives through the petitioning company Let the Voters Decide. The organization is led by Mark Jacoby, who was arrested on charges of voter fraud while working in California for the Republican Party in 2008, The New York Times reported.
Of the 19 electors listed in West’s paperwork in Ohio, six of them reportedly have the same address with several others also reportedly having repeating addresses in the Cleveland area.
The award-winning musician and producer has already missed the filing deadline is a slew of states, including key swing states like Texas, Michigan and Florida.
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Kanye West files to appear on Ohio ballot https://t.co/2bx466kOdM pic.twitter.com/BfBYV8icev
— The Hill (@thehill) August 6, 2020
Agreed. I was dubious of the whole “Leave Kanye West alone, he’s having a bipolar episode” argument to begin with (when one engages in a Presidential run, expect criticism). But now that we know GOP operatives are helping boost Kanye’s campaign, there should be no illusions. https://t.co/Z29R8ZUfcW
— Mark R. Yzaguirre (@markyzaguirre) August 5, 2020
I just wrote in @PostOpinions about 9 possible October Surprises (and one nasty November Surprise): https://t.co/MeZcgHXkVa
But I didn’t include this. Hard to keep up with Trump’s desperate attempts to stay in office at any cost—including manipulating a mentally ill man. https://t.co/ybjWIg43jP
— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) August 6, 2020
@kanyewest is a tool in the classic sense. @realDonaldTrump is using him to get re-elected.@TheRickWilson https://t.co/OdQAaI88Ip
— andrew j skerritt (@andrewjskerritt) August 5, 2020
We have such great choices in November: A reality tv president, a doddering old fool who will go along with any destructive legislation a Democrat congress will pass, and now a mentally ill hip-hop mogul.
I will vote down ticket, but there is no way on God’s green earth I will vote for any of these candidates for president. Where have all the truly conservative leaders gone?
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