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Kanye West's Presidential run just got a death blow, at least in Illinois, where election officials say more than half his submitted signatures are invalid ... and that means he's off the ballot.
TMZ broke the story ... multiple people stepped up to object after Kanye submitted his petition to get on the ballot in his home state. That triggered a review -- from the State Board of Elections -- of all the 3,128 signatures on his documents.
The tally is in, and 1,928 were ruled invalid ... which leaves Ye way more than a thousand short of the 2,500 needed to be a Presidential candidate on the state's ballots. What we don't know is what was wrong with the bad ones.
It could be any number of issues -- fake names, fake addresses, unregistered voters in Illinois -- or even simply an illegible signature.
Bottom line is Illinois will be officially removing him on August 21, or he still has the option to gracefully announce he's withdrawing.
https://www.tmz.com/2020/08/07/kanye-west-off-illinois-ballot-presidential-campaign-signatures-invalid/
Nevilledog
(51,055 posts)angrychair
(8,685 posts)according to Palmer Report
https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/kanye-west-removed-from-state-ballot/31422/
catbyte
(34,358 posts)SergeStorms
(19,190 posts)who collected these "signatures" to get West on the ballot actually thought this was going to pass close scrutiny?
Wisconsin was one state they were really shooting for because they think it's in play for them. Dipshits!
yuiyoshida
(41,829 posts)but hey... WE'RE IN A DISASTER now... all because Trump became President. West won't win, but it worrying me that people may not vote for Biden, and that could put the Orange Ass back into a position of power...one he should not have...his mind is gone now... what will it be in four more years???
Besides if TRUMP is re Elected...than its more than likely this PANDEMIC will probably wipe out most of the United States...after 4 more years of Trump... this country will break apart... we may end up looking like the former Soviet Union..in pieces...
NanceGreggs
(27,813 posts)No doubt the Mensa rejects in the GOP thought that Kanye's "presidential campaign" would (a) cause panic in the Democratic party, and (b) draw the media's attention away from mounting Covid deaths and a pandemic that is clearly out of control in the US.
Neither ploy worked. The Democrats don't take Kanye as a serious threat, and the MSM has all but ignored his efforts.
katmondoo
(6,454 posts)Trump thinks it will help him and take votes away from Biden.
JDC
(10,121 posts)at subversion are inept.
If I never heard the name Kanye again it would be too soon. What the F is going on in this country.