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Kanye WestThe attempt to enter the Illinois ballot for the president has just hit a roadblock, such as serious objections to the signatures on the petition he has filed.
TMZ learned that 3 objections were filed with the Illinois Board of Elections … which means it will now evaluate the validity of the signatures on its petition and then hold a special meeting to decide if Kanye’s name is printed on the ballots. state elections.
Here’s how it works … officials tell us anyone can request a closer look at Kanye’s 412 petition documents he submitted last week, and each signature can be contested for various reasons, including possible duplicates and / or use. of false names.
As for the objectors themselves … we speak to one, Sean Tenner, who says that after reviewing approximately 3,200 signatures, he claims to have found less than 1,000 valid signatures in Kanye’s documents. Sean believes the rest are invalid, but he wouldn’t specifically say why.
Incidentally, Kanye needs 2,500 valid signatures to stay on the state presidential ballot.
Sean says he was motivated to investigate the petition signatures because he was furious after Kanye Harriet Tubman’s controversial comments.
We are told that the board will now hold the special board meeting next week and assign an officer to review the evidence and decide Ye’s fate on his home state ballot.
As we report … Kanye dropped at least $ 30k to enter the Illinois ballot. Kanye managed to climb Oklahoma’s ballot … but Lincoln Land can be more difficult.
