Kanye West sues to get on Wisconsin presidential ballot

Kanye West's so-called "Birthday Party" ticket won't be too festive in Wisconsin. Over the weekend, TMZ reported the rapper, designer and presidential hopeful will not make it onto the ballot for the election there on Nov.

Ellise Shafer editorRapper Kanye West missed the deadline to appear on the Wisconsin presidential ballot by 14 seconds, and a judge has upheld the decision to keep him off the ballot.Judge John Zakowski ruled in favor of the Wisconsin Elections Commission on Friday night, effectively keeping West off the ballot in the state.

Rapper Kanye West does not qualify to be on the presidential ballot in battleground Wisconsin after missing a filing deadline, a judge ruled late Friday, upholding a bipartisan decision by the state elections commission. The decision is likely to be rapidly appealed to the conservative-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court.

Kanye West addressed the infamous moment at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards in which he snagged the microphone from Taylor Swift to declare that Beyonce had one of the “best videos of all time.” The rapper, mogul and presidential candidate, 43, appeared on Nick Cannon’s podcast, “Cannon Class,” where they discussed myriad issues, including abortion, politics and, of course, the unforgettable moment he stormed the stage and sparked a now decade-long feud with Swift.

Taylor Swift‘s MTV VMAs acceptance speech in 2009: God ordered him to do so.“God has a calling on all of us and he uses us in different ways,” West, 43, told Nick Cannon during an appearance on the “Cannon’s Class” podcast.The infamous incident occurred while the then-20-year-old Swift was receiving an award for best female video for “You Belong With Me.” Out of the blue, West ran up onstage and snatched the mike to shout out Beyoncé’s “Single Ladies” video, which he felt was more deserving of

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Kanye West has addressed the infamous moment he crashed the stage during Taylor Swift‘s MTV VMAs acceptance speech, claiming that God had instructed him to do so.Swift was picking up the Best Female Video award at the 2009 ceremony for ‘You Belong With Me’ when West unexpectedly stormed the stage and grabbed the mic.“Yo Taylor, I’m really happy for you, I’ma let you finish, but Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time! One of the best videos of all time!” he said, referring to the visuals

No one loves to hear himself talk more than Kanye West, and boy did the rapper talk Nick Cannon’s ear off on the latest episodes of his podcast Cannon’s Class!

Kanye West is offering some new information on one of his most infamous moments.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Rapper Kanye West has sued the West Virginia Secretary of State's Office after being told his bid to get on the ballot for president came up short on qualified signatures.Secretary of State Mac Warner’s office told news outlets last month that West needed 7,144 signatures from registered voters in West Virginia.

election chief Wednesday in an effort to be placed on the November presidential ballot after the Secretary of State deemed him unqualified as an independent candidate.West's emergency filing against Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose comes days after the election's chief rejected the nearly 15,000 signatures and other paperwork the rapper submitted earlier this month in an attempt to run for president, citing mismatched information on the signature-gathering documents.In the complaint,

election’s office confirmed. The secretary of state’s office announced this week that West cleared the 275 verified signature threshold to qualify as an unaffiliated presidential candidate.

Wisconsin election officials decided Thursday to keep rapper Kanye West off the battleground state's presidential ballot in November because his campaign turned his nomination papers moments after the deadline. West announced in July he’s running for president on a ticket he calls the “Birthday Party.” West has since been gathering signatures to get on the ballot in several states.

Kanye West has been removed from the election ballot in Ohio and Illinois after being barred from featuring in Wisconsin.The rapper’s 2020 presidential campaign, under the banner of The Birthday Party, has hit several snags since he announced it earlier this year, including missing deadlines to get his name on the ballot in numerous states.After today’s (August 21) earlier news that West had been barred from appearing on the ballot in Wisconsin because he filed his paperwork late, a further two

Kanye West will not be on the ballot in Wisconsin for November’s U.S.