Published 05:28 IST, July 19th 2020

Kanye West floats petition for a spot on South Carolina ballot, asks fans for signatures

Kanye West has asked his fans for help in getting his name on the South Carolina Presidential ballot after he missed the deadline for submitting his papers

Reported by: Shubham Bose
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Kanye West has asked his fans for help in getting his name on South Carolina Presidential ballot after he missed deadline for submitting necessary documents. However, popular rap artist was able to qualify and get his name on Oklahoma Presidential ballot which had same deadline as South Carolina.

Read: Kanye West Files Necessary Documents, Braces Up For Oklahoma Presidential Ballot

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Turns to his fans for help

According to reports, Kanye West is hoping that public opinion will convince public officials and have m put his name on ballot. To that end, West and his campaign committee have shared a petition on Twitter, and or online mediums, asking people to sign it so that his name can be out in ballot.

In past, Kanye West has expressed great support for current US President Donald Trump but according to recent reports, singer has been growing critical of Trump. West has also revealed that he suffers from bipolar disorder and said that he plans to run country like fictional land of Wakanda, origin of comic book superhero Black Panr.

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Read: Kanye West Drops Out Of US Presidential Race After Patic Performance Projection: Report

Contrary to his current enthusiasm, earlier media reports stated that a source close to Kanye West 'revealed' that rapper is considering dropping out of race after a recent election poll showed him getting less than 2 pe cent of votes as he goes up against current US President Donald Trump and presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. However, aunticity of reports remains dubious and w seem fictitious. 

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This is t first time that Kanye West has claimed that he will run for president. Back in vember 2019, during his collaboration with GAP, Kanye made statements about progress of African-American society after which he anunced that he would run for presidency of United States of America in 2024.

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05:28 IST, July 19th 2020