Kanye West filed a document with the Federal Election Commission on Thursday, apparently confirming that he is moving forward with his 2020 bid for the presidency of the United States.
Fox News obtained the 43-year-old rapper’s Declaration of Candidacy document, which lists his party affiliation as “BDY,” which means “Birthday Party.” The name of its committee is also listed in the document as “Kanye 2020”.
The document was filed a day after West filed a Statement of Organization with the FEC. An organizational statement is a registration form for the political committee authorizing you to raise and spend money. The Declaration of Candidacy document is filed once an individual has activated candidacy status, meaning West has raised more than $ 5,000 through campaign activity, a FEC spokesperson confirmed to Fox News.
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Kanye West tweeted his decision to run for President of the United States on July 4.
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West Cody’s address, Wyo. It also appears in the application document.
“I hereby designate the following political committee appointed as my Lead Campaign Committee for the 2020 elections,” it reads.
The presentation comes immediately after reports that Yeezy’s founder suspended his gossipy presidential offer. It also comes a day after the Oklahoma State Board of Elections tweeted Wednesday that West rated the Nearest State to be on the ballot. Wednesday was the state’s deadline for unrecognized and independent party presidential candidates to submit candidacy statements with their petitions or filing fees.
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The state posted its declaration of candidacy on its website and listed it as an online candidate. Fox News also confirmed with an election board spokeswoman that West qualified.
“This afternoon we received a duly executed nomination statement for Kanye West, along with the corresponding filing fee in lieu of the petition,” Oklahoma State Board of Elections spokeswoman Misha Mohr told Fox News. “Kanye West is now qualified as an independent candidate for President of the United States in Oklahoma and will appear on the general election ballot.”
The news that West will be on the ballot comes just a day after The Intelligencer reported that he had suspended his campaign despite hiring both “paid and volunteer” staff to help him obtain signatures in Florida and South Carolina to do so. included on the ballot.
West initially shared his dreams of being the third candidate to compete against President Trump and Joe Biden in a tweet on July 4.
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“Now we must fulfill America’s promise by trusting God, unifying our vision, and building our future. I am running for President of the United States! # 2020VISION,” he wrote.
Days later, West conducted a lengthy interview with Forbes in which he stated that he no longer supported Trump and said that Biden was not “special.”
He also told the magazine that he is in favor of life, the prayer in favor of the school, against the death penalty and that he will appear as an Independent, although he also mentioned the “Birthday Party” in the interview.
West’s presidential dreams also sparked some debate after the rapper took to Twitter to share his pro-life stance, leading to a showdown with Planned Parenthood. But West continued to crush the doubt surrounding his decision, as he posted a video documenting him registering to vote in Wyoming on his Twitter account, which has nearly 30 million followers.
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TMZ also reported that West’s family was concerned that his tweet declared his candidacy and that he was experiencing a bipolar episode based on his presidential aspirations. The tabloid added that “our sources say that their family and loved ones are concerned, but they believe that things will stabilize as they have in the past.”
Fox News’ Andrew O’Reilly, Peter Doocy and Pat Ward contributed to this report.
