Kanye West files for Oklahoma presidential ballot amid uncertainty

Rapper Kanye WestKanye Omari WestHillicon Valley: Twitter accounts of Obama, Biden, Musk, others compromised | United States Announces Sanctions on Huawei, Citing Human Rights Abuses | Pompeo ‘trusts’ that foreign adversaries will interfere in the elections The Twitter accounts of Obama, Biden, Musk and others compromised The Hill’s 12:30 Report – Presented by Facebook – Fauci promotes the news of the COVID-19 vaccine MORE He qualified to appear on the Oklahoma presidential ballot, the first state in which he met the requirements before the filing deadline, amid confusion and uncertainty about whether he is actually running for the Oval Office.

West’s representative sent the necessary paperwork and paid the $ 35,000 filing fee on Wednesday, the state deadline to appear on the November 3 presidential ballot, Oklahoma Board of Elections spokeswoman Misha Mohr said to The Associated Press.

The news service reported that West would appear with two other independent presidential candidates: concert pianist Jade Simmons and crypto businessman Brock Pierce, on the state ballot.

The rapper’s late entry into the career means he has already missed deadlines for appearing on ballots in half a dozen states.

The news of the filing came shortly after Steve Kramer, an adviser who said he was hired to help West vote by collecting signatures in two key states, said West was leaving his 2020 career.

“He’s out,” Kramer told The Intelligencer from New York magazine.

However, TMZ reported that West took his first official step toward his White House offer by filing with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) on Wednesday.

TMZ reported that West submitted the Organizational Statement form, which stated that the Kanye 2020 committee will serve as the “Main Campaign Committee” with West as its candidate.

However, West reportedly has not submitted the second required form, a Declaration of Candidacy. The FEC requires candidates to demonstrate that they have raised or spent more than $ 5,000 in campaign activities before being considered candidates under the federal campaign finance law.

West previously said he would be running under a new party he’s forming called The Birthday Party.

He tweeted on July 4 that running for president, apparently in 2020.

“Now we must deliver on the promise of the United States by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future. I am running for President of the United States!” he wrote.

We must now fulfill America’s promise by trusting God, unifying our vision, and building our future. I am running for President of the United States! # 2020VISION

– ye (@kanyewest) July 5, 2020

In a subsequent interview with Forbes, West, once a staunch advocate of President TrumpProgressive group Donald John Trump launches M pro-Biden ad purchase targeting young voters Ilhan Omar: Republican Party response to calls for police reform ‘was cruel’ The White House considers a total travel ban for members and families of the Chinese Communist Party: MORE report – He said he was “taking off his red hat”, referring to the President’s signature “Make America Great Again” that West has used publicly in the past.

“Sounds like a big mess to me,” West, 43, continued. “One of the main reasons I wore the red hat as a protest against the segregation of votes in the black community … Also, aside from the fact that I like Trump hotels and saxophones in the lobby.”

West, who said he had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, told Forbes that he would run as a candidate against abortion and the vaccine, citing his religious beliefs.

West said he had never voted in his life, but that if he becomes president, he plans to run the White House in the image of Wakanda, the fictional African country secret in “Black Panther.”

“Let’s see if the appointment is in 2020 or if it is 2024, because God appoints the president. If I win in 2020, it was God’s appointment. If I win in 2024, that was God’s quote, “West told Forbes.

The rapper, married to the reality star Kim Kardashian WestKimberly (Kim) Noel Kardashian WestHillicon Valley: Twitter accounts of Obama, Biden, Musk, others compromised | United States Announces Sanctions on Huawei, Citing Human Rights Abuses | Pompeo ‘confident’ that foreign adversaries will interfere in the Trump elections: “It shouldn’t be difficult” for Kanye West to take away the votes of Biden Trump on Kanye West’s presidential race: “He will always be for us” MORE, received 2 percent of the vote in a national presidential poll conducted by Redfield & Wilton Strategies after its announcement.