Kanye West, a hip-hop artist and fashion designer who launched an independent presidential bid earlier this year, voted for himself on Tuesday, saying on Twitter that it was his first time voting in the presidential election.
Because Mr. West, whose campaign began relatively late in the presidential race, failed to qualify for the ballot where he lives in Wyoming, he was forced to vote for his ticket as a written option.
He wrote on Twitter, “Believe in Kanye 2020,” Shared a video of his ballot. (Wyoming does not have restrictions on completed ballot photos.)
He then shared another video of his ballot being scanned, which he called “the first vote of my life”.
Was taken up by questions from the very beginning of Mr. West’s campaign. When the music mogul launched his bid, some Democrats feared that Mr. West, who had previously backed President Trump, could be a spoiler in competitive states, including Joseph R. Biden may have met Jr.
Although Mr. West fled as an independent – his party is called the Birthday Party – Republican-affiliated political activists were later found to be helping Mr. West’s efforts to qualify for the ballot.
Even with help, Mr. West’s candidacy was marked by a struggle to vote in most states. The campaign missed deadlines in many states and failed to collect enough valid signatures in others.
But Mr. West will appear on the ballot in a dozen states, including Colorado, Minnesota and Iowa.
