Kanye West files to appear on Wisconsin ballot
In this Nov. 6, 2019, file photo, Kanye West attends the WSJ. Magazine 2019 Innovator Awards at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. West has followed the Johnny Cash route and performed for inmates at a Houston jail. In secret from the public, the star rapper-turned-gospel singer performed songs Friday, Nov. 15, 2019, from his new gospel album “Jesus is King.” He and his choir performed for more than 200 male inmates at one jail facility before crossing the street to another jail facility and performing for a smaller crowd of female inmates.[Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP]
Rapper Kanye West on Monday filed signatures to appear on the Wisconsin ballot this fall as an independent presidential candidate.
West filed along with four other independent candidates.
Wisconsin requires a minimum of 2,000 signatures from Wisconsin residents to appear on the ballot.
West, who once backed Republican President Donald Trump, announced last month that he had broken with Trump and would launch his own presidential bid.
West has also submitted paperwork to appear on the ballot in Oklahoma and Arkansas. A formal complaint was filed in New Jersey last week challenging the signatures he submitted to appear on that state’s ballot.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.