Rapper Kanye Wests attempt to get on Wisconsins presidential ballot as a third-party candidate is being challenged.
One challenge filed Friday with the Wisconsin Election Commission alleges that Wests nomination papers were delivered too late and dont properly list his residency. The complaint states the address listed as his residence is classified as a commercial property.
Another challenge raises issues including illegible signatures and also the late delivery of the nomination papers, which were due by 5 p.m. Tuesday. It also includes affidavits from several individuals who said they signed Wests nomination paper not knowing what they were signing and that they do not support Wests candidacy.
One woman, Cherrel Pernell, said in a sworn statement she was approached in a Milwaukee Walmart parking lot by a woman who asked her if she was registered to vote. When she said she was, the woman told her it was OK to put down her name so they knew she had already registered. Pernell said she couldnt see the top of the form.
Then yesterday, August 6, I got a call telling me what I actually signed was papers to get Kanye West on the ballot, Pernell wrote. If I had known that, I wouldnt have signed the papers, absolutely not. Kanye West would not get my vote and I think its a joke that hes running for president.
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