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Decision 2020

Federal judge affirms Wisconsin election body decision to keep Kanye West off the ballot

MILWAUKEE -- A Federal judge is upholding the decision of Wisconsin's election authority, keeping rapper Kanye West off the ballot. In a hearing Friday night, Judge John Zakowski made a ruling in favor of the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC), putting a final nail in the coffin for West's quest to make it on the ballot for President. West campaign would turn in petitions 14 seconds too late West filed the lawsuit against the WEC over their previous action to bar […]

todaySeptember 13, 2020 65

National

Kanye West late filing paperwork to get on Wisconsin ballot

MADISON, Wisc. (UPI) -- Rapper Kanye West filed paperwork a couple of minutes late and will not be listed on the presidential ballot in Wisconsin in November, election officials said. The state's bipartisan electoral commission, split evenly between Democrats and Republicans, voted 5-1 in ruling Thursday night that West's lateness requires that he be left off the ballot. The commission said he filed the required paperwork one or two minutes past the deadline on Aug. 4. Lane Ruhland, a former […]

todayAugust 21, 2020 25

Decision 2020

Reports: Kanye West tossed off the ballot in Illinois, did not meet minimum threshold

SPRINGFIELD -- It appears rapper and entrepreneur Kanye West will not be on the ballot in Illinois this year, according to reports. TMZ published a report Friday stating West's campaign may have gotten another death blow: election officials at the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBoE) have found that more than half his petition signatures are invalid. Following up on the objections Seven parties -- Antoinette Smith, Alvin Boutte, Jr. and a five-person panel led by Charles Morris -- filed […]

todayAugust 10, 2020 65

Ballot Access News

West, Pellegrini become ballot access objection targets Friday

SPRINGFIELD/CHICAGO -- Two candidates -- presidential candidate Kanye West and Congressional candidate Ruth Pellegrini -- were the targets of ballot access petition challenges Friday, according to the Illinois State Board of Elections. Details on West petition objection West, a rapper and entrepreneur, turned in over 4,000 signatures just before the deadline Monday. However, he will have to face two upcoming objection hearings before the election board body soon. The first objection group to West's petitions comes from Sean Tenner, Steve […]

todayJuly 24, 2020 352

Decision 2020

Kanye West announces 2020 presidential run

LOS ANGELES (UPI) -- Entertainer and entrepreneur Kanye West has announced he plans to run for U.S. president this cycle. West, 43, would compete against Republican incumbent Donald Trump, Democratic challenger Joe Biden, Libertarian challenger Jo Jorgensen and Green challenger Howie Hawkins for the office. "We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future. I am running for president of the United States. #2020VISION," West wrote in an Instagram post on […]

todayJuly 5, 2020 34

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