A representative for West appeared at the Oklahoma Board of Elections just before the deadline for independent presidential candidates to get on the ballot, with a properly executed statement of candidacy and the $35,000 filing fee
Kanye West is officially on the ballot as a presidential candidate in the state of Oklahoma. Only hours after the rapper filed a statement of candidacy with the Federal Election Commission, he formally entered the presidential campaign. A public affairs officer for the Oklahoma Board of Elections told New York that a representative for West showed up at the Oklahoma Board of Elections with a properly executed statement of candidacy and the $35,000 filing fee.
West’s entrance in the race marks the latest shift in the rapper’s zigzag approach to the 2020 campaign. He tweeted on July 4 that he was running and then, as New York reported, started to mount an effort to get on the ballot in Florida before pulling back. Florida has onerous requirements to get on the ballot: West would have needed to get 132,781 valid signatures by close of business today.
Moving forward with his campaign, West faces a number of obstacles. Many states require more than a check for a third party candidate to appear on the ballot. Further, the deadline to appear on the ballot has already passed in eight other states and the deadline in Michigan is tomorrow — where he would need to submit at least 30,000 valid signatures.
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