It gives me no pleasure to report this, but Kanye West could potentially face criminal charges for electoral fraud. West is currently heading a somewhat haphazard campaign for the Presidency and, despite missing the filing deadline in many key states, had apparently successfully filed petitions in several of them. This seemed to mean that he would be on the ballot as an independent candidate in Illinois, Missouri, New Jersey and Wisconsin. However, upon verification of the signatures, some big red flags were quickly raised.
Illinois (West’s home state) announced that only 1,200 of the 3,128 signatures were valid, leading to him being removed from the ballot. In New Jersey, meanwhile, Democratic opponents alleged that there were forged signatures, with West’s team withdrawing the petition. Similar issues arose in Wisconsin, too, with critics drawing attention to signatories like “Mickey Mouse” and “Bernie Sanders,” witnesses claiming they were duped into signing and...
Illinois (West’s home state) announced that only 1,200 of the 3,128 signatures were valid, leading to him being removed from the ballot. In New Jersey, meanwhile, Democratic opponents alleged that there were forged signatures, with West’s team withdrawing the petition. Similar issues arose in Wisconsin, too, with critics drawing attention to signatories like “Mickey Mouse” and “Bernie Sanders,” witnesses claiming they were duped into signing and...
- 8/11/2020
- by David James
- We Got This Covered
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