Published 01:01 IST, August 6th 2020
Kanye West files signatures in Wisconsin in the run for US Presidential Elections 2020
Kanye West submitted signatures in the state of Wisconsin on Tuesday, August 4 to run as an independent candidate in the upcoming US Presidential Elections.
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Popular American rapper Kanye West submitted signatures in state of Wisconsin on Tuesday, August 4 to run as an independent candidate in upcoming US Presidential Elections due in vember.
Wisconsin election commission is reported to have said that signatures were filed on behalf of Kanye West on last day for independent presidential candidates. commission ded that candidates need to file at least 2,000 valid signatures in order to appear on statewide ballots this fall.
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WEC to review candidacy
According to international media reports, rapper who declared his candidacy last month on Twitter hired a firm to collect necessary signatures in this crucial battleground. Candidates associated with Libertarian Party, Green Party, American Solidarity Party, and Peoples Revolution are also reported to have filed papers.
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Wisconsin Elections Commission staff will be reviewing petitions in coming days to make sure if re are eugh valid signatures and check if candidates meet all necessary qualifications to run as a candidate.
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Kanye West also submitted signatures in Arkansas this week to appear on that state's ballot in fall and in dition to filing paperwork to appear on ballot in Oklahoma. However, rapper withdrew his petition to appear as a presidential candidate on New Jersey's ballot, international media reported.
Earlier, West hinted at a shift in his “vision” of becoming US President to 2024. While sharing im of his upcoming album Donda: With Child, 43-year-old musician said that maybe this year all people from black community are supposed to vote for Democratic minee and former US Vice President Joe Biden.
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As per reports, Kanye West n asks his followers if y want him to run in 2020 presidential elections in vember or t. This comes after he anunced that Donda: With Child would come on July 24.
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Im: AP
01:01 IST, August 6th 2020