Kanye West won't be on Arizona ballot

[TexasTowelie]

PHOENIX — Kanye West won't be on Arizona's ballot.

In a brief order Tuesday, the Arizona Supreme Court said state law requires independent candidates to file a "statement of interest" with the secretary of state before collecting signatures.

In this case, the justices concluded, the candidates are actually the electors chosen by West whose names would appear on the ballot. But none of them had filed the required statement before they began gathering names on petitions.

Justice Ann Scott Timmer, writing for the high court, said any nominating petition signatures collected before the date the statement is filed are invalid and subject to challenge.

"Consequently, defendant West has failed to qualify for the ballot," she wrote.

Read more: https://tucson.com/news/local/kanye-west-wont-be-on-arizona-ballot/article_6f0d4eec-f223-11ea-af5c-af88646bf5f8.html

[Pachamama]

1. Only place Kanye West belongs is hospitalized and getting serious help

[Mike 03]

2. Excellent news. That was a close call.

Even the lawyers filing to stop it were worried they'd waited too late.

[dameatball]

3. No matter. Kanye has moved to Norway and become a member of Parliament.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

4. Oh, gosh.

What a shame.