Wisconsin rejected Kanye West’s petition to appear on ballot

Kanye WestKanye Omari WestKanye West Voting for Wyoming Kanye West to Appear in Utah Voting in November Sanders: No, I did not sign a petition to get Kanye West to vote in Wisconsin MAY was denied a seat on Wisconsin’s presidential ballot in November after state election officials concluded that West had submitted his petition after the deadline had passed.

In a 5-1 vote on Thursday, the Badger State Electoral Commission rejected the rapper’s petition, which would have put him on the Wisconsin vote in November as an independent, NBC News reported.

West – who announced his bid for the White House on July 4 – will already not appear on enough state votes to have a shot at winning the required 270 election votes, but with the help of Republican politicians, famous artist has worked to lift the mood in major swing states such as Wisconsin.

Because of this, many have assumed that West’s intention was never to really fight, but to take votes away from the Democratic nominee Joe BidenJoe BidenHarris promises to fight for the ideal of the country by accepting VP nomination. Pelosi paints Trump and McConnell as twin voices to move forward. Democratic stars create unrest over attacks on Trump MORE. West was until recently thought of as a staunch supporter of President TrumpDonald John TrumpThe Memo: Obama goes into battle, impoverishes Trump Harris’ duty to fight for the country’s ideals in accepting VP nomination. Pelosi paints Trump and McConnell as twin barriers to more progress, who traps Biden in much of the swing, states that he won narrowly in 2016.

In an interview with Forbes, West said he “took off the red hat”, referring to the signature of the president ‘Make America Great Again’ hat that West has worn publicly in the past.

Then, in a follow-up interview with Forbes, West would not deny that he was trying to take votes from the former vice president.

The award-winning rapper told the publication that he was running the “presidency” … to “win the presidency”, but was warned that he would not be in the vote in enough states to reach the 270 electoral votes needed to climb the White House, West replied, “I will not argue with you. Jesus is king. ”