According to
the Chicago Tribune, West was booted off the ballot after an 8-0 vote by the
State Board of Elections.
Illinois has
become the third state in the United States to keep off rapper Kanye West from
the state’s presidential ballot in November.
The Tribune
said he was 1,300 signatures short of the 2,500 needed.
West has also
be taken off the ballot in Wisconsin and Ohio.
The rapper
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.
Democrats
allege that Republicans are pushing West’s candidacy in several swing states to
siphon Black votes away from Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden
Wisconsin is
expected to play a key role in deciding the election after President Donald
Trump narrowly won the state in 2016.
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