Kanye West's campaign blames 'faulty iPhone clock' for filing ballot 14 seconds late

As Kanye West filed his ballot 14 seconds after deadline, his presidential campaign reportedly blamed his ‘toriously faulty iPhone’ for delay. According to international media reports, West registered in Wisconsin about 14-seconds late after which his campaign explained various reasons why delay happened. 

West’s lawyers reportedly blamed celebrity’s iPhone clock and called it ‘faulty’. His campaign has been arguing that American rapper belongs on presidential ballot even though he turned his mination signatures a few seconds after 5pm on August 4.

A drawback was faced by West after a 23-p document was filed on August 10, which stated that an Election Commission staffer informed that his campaign aide turned in mination papers after deadline. According to state law, papers had to be filed by ‘t later’ than 5pm. 

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However, West’s lawyer Michael Curran reportedly explained that a statutory provision does t distinguish between minutes and seconds. Curran said that for aver observer, arriving before 5:01pm is arriving ‘t later’ than 5pm. Furr, he reportedly said that phrase “t later” may indicate that seconds from 5:00:00 to 5:00:59 are still considered within 5pm. 

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He reportedly went on to argue that States law should accept Kanye West’s mination paper since his campaign was also hindered by an ‘overly aggressive’ Democratic operative and media. He reportedly added that state officials also locked ir ncy’s door. Curran reportedly said that Commission should find that mination paperwork was t timely filed due to locking of Commission’s doors. 

recent 23-p document was filed in response to two challenges to West’s mination papers. While first was that papers weren’t timely delivers, ar challenge raised issues including illegible signatures. Meanwhile, Democrats reportedly allege that republicans are pushing West’s candidacy in several states to siphon votes away from Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. As per reports, Wisconsin is also expected to be a key swing state in race after US President Donald Trump narrowly won state in 2016. 

(Im: AP) 

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