Published 10:40 IST, July 16th 2020

Kanye West filed paperwork for November Ballot, confirms Oklahoma State Election Board

Recently, the Oklahoma State Election Board confirmed that singer-rapper Kanye West has finally filed the paper for the upcoming Presidential elections.

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Recently, Oklahoma State Election Board confirmed that singer-rapper Kanye West, who h earlier anunced run for Presidency, has finally filed paperwork in Oklahoma on Wednesday, which officially qualifies him to run as an independent candidate on vember ballot. Reportedly, a spokeswoman for state's election board mentioned that West paid required $35,000 filing fee and also submitted a statement of candidacy. Take a look:

If reports are to be believed, Kanye West's team designated his principal campaign committee as Kanye 2020. As per reports published by a leing news daily, FEC form names Andre Bodiford group as treasurer of committee, which will raise and spend money on behalf of West's candidacy. Reportedly, spokeswoman mentioned in an interview that Kanye West will be required to file form 'within 15 days of raising or spending more than $5,000 in federal campaign activity.'

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Ever since Kanye declared his bid to run POTUS office, several lesser-kwn facts about star have been revealed. Recently, a report published in a leing news daily claimed that rapper is suffering from bipolar disorder. report furr ded that Kanye has been doing well for a long time, however, he has been having his episodes once again and is currently ‘struggling’. As per reports, Kanye West has suffered both manic and depressive episodes related to his bipolar disorder in past.

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report also stated that Kanye’s wife Kim Kardashian West, who is currently in Los Angeles with ir four kids, is "worried" about her husband's behaviour and it is super stressful for Kim, as Kanye's behaviour is ‘very unpredictable’ when he experiences episodes. Reportedly, Kanye’s episodes last for a few weeks and n things go back to rmal. If reports are to be believed, Kanye was mitted to a hospital, in 2016 for a 'psychiatric emergency', which led to cancellation of his Saint Pablo Tour. 

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Kim's stance on Kanye's Presidential run

West's wife, Kim Kardashian West has been dropping hints of singer's possible Presidential run since 2016, as she spoke about what would happen if he ever ran for elections, in an interview with a piece of leing news daily in past. Sharing her reservations about idea in an interview in 2016, Kim Kardashian seemed ‘worried’ about 'awful things fans h done to Melania Trump' when Donald Trump was campaigning for elections. Kanye will be contending against Joe Biden and Donald Trump.

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10:40 IST, July 16th 2020