Could Kanye West Be Charged With Electoral Fraud?

[Nevilledog]

https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2020/08/kanye-west-2020-campaign-invalid-signatures-fraud


Given that he didn’t announce his candidacy until July, Kanye West’s presidential bid has been an uphill battle from the start. But now, his campaign is facing a brand-new hurdle to appear on ballots in November, in the form of suggestions of potential electoral fraud.

The rapper has filed petitions to appear on the presidential ticket in 10 states, but so far has only managed to secure a spot on Oklahoma’s ballot, although he has many petitions pending review. While he managed to meet the filing deadlines for Illinois and New Jersey, the two states are now throwing West’s eligibility into doubt after both announced that the majority of the signatures submitted as part of his petition are invalid.

The latest issue has come in West’s home state, where Chicago’s WTTW reported that he was 1,300 signatures short of the necessary 2,500 needed to appear on the Illinois ballot. A hearing officer determined that only 1,200 signatures submitted were valid after the 46th Ward Democratic committee member, Sean Tenner, was inspired to take a closer look at the rapper’s petition. WTTW reported that the petition submitted by his campaign with the help of GOP officials in Wisconsin is also being challenged.

Last week, NJ.com reported that West’s campaign withdrew his petition hours before a scheduled hearing to determine his application’s validity after an elections lawyer questioned over 700 signatures his team submitted. West submitted 1,327 signatures to the New Jersey Division of Elections ahead of the July 27 deadline. Two days later, Florham Park–based elections attorney Scott Salmon says he found hundreds of suspicious signatures with issues including no last name, no municipality listed, people who were not registered to vote or didn’t live in New Jersey.

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[still_one]

1. He will plead not guilty by reason of insanity

[Nevilledog]

3. Successfully.

[trueblue2007]

12. his wife says he is crazy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[napi21]

4. o, I don't hink so. There are several requirements to run for Prez but none of them require

the candidate to be honest, have a valid reason for running, or even to be sane!

[SoCalNative]

5. But forged signatures

is a crime I believe

[brush]

8. Valid signature are required though, not forged ones.

[Eugene]

6. These things happen through innocent slip-ups.

Depending on the race, campaigns are advised to collect 25-100 percent extra signatures, as stuff like this happens all the time. Even if there is fraud, it's going to be hard to prove beyond a reasonable doubt.

[2naSalit]

7. I hope so...

I'll be glad to sign the complaint.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

9. I doubt it.

There was some kind of petition at my high school years ago (don't remember the details), and the Principal was on the intercom later to complain about fake names like "Jim Schue" on it.

No telling what people might write on those forms.

Edit: Then the Principal berated us for being too immature for a democratic process, so he'd just make the decision himself. It didn't amount to jack-squat, whatever it was, but he had everyone in my class laughing from the various fake names that he kept reciting.

[Me.]

10. I Think I LIke MIckey Mouse's Signature Best

of course, I was unaware there is another Bernie Sanders, the one who lives in Wisconsin

[Totally Tunsie]

11. Mickey's been busy lately.

He's even been signing tax refund checks in Rhode Island!

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island mistakenly sent more than 175 tax refund checks signed by Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse, rather than the state treasurer and controller.

https://m.journalstar.com/news/national/ri-issues-tax-refunds-signed-by-walt-disney-mickey-mouse/article_9762ae9e-62fd-5e12-beaf-f40285429cef.html

[Ilsa]

13. One of his campaign lawyers works for trump campaign.

That should be enough proof that this is electoral fraud at work.

I don't want to hope that he gets involuntarily committed, but if it happens, I'll be relieved.