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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsLawsuit seeks to ban Kanye West from Arizona ballot
Source: Associated Press
Lawsuit seeks to ban Kanye West from Arizona ballot
By JACQUES BILLEAUD
September 2, 2020
PHOENIX (AP) An Arizona resident has asked a judge to bar Kanye West from appearing on Arizonas Nov. 3 ballot, accusing the hip hop artist of serving as an election spoiler and arguing that a law prohibits him from running in the state as an independent presidential candidate.
Lawyers for Rasean Clayton said in a lawsuit filed Monday that independent presidential candidates can appear on Arizonas ballot if they arent registered with a recognized political party and gather enough voter signatures to nominate them. But Claytons lawyers say West, who has dozens of workers gathering petition signatures in Arizona, isnt qualified to be on the ballot because hes a registered Republican.
Even if West were able to gather enough signatures, the lawsuit said the hip hop artists late-in-the-game candidacy would make no difference to his chances of winning the race.
West will not be able to qualify for the ballot in enough states to muster enough electoral votes to prevail, Claytons lawyers wrote. Wests minimal interest in playing a spoiler candidate on Arizonas ballot is not enough to outweigh the factors favoring emergency relief.
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A Maricopa County judge is scheduled to hear arguments in the legal challenge on Thursday afternoon.
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By JACQUES BILLEAUD
September 2, 2020
PHOENIX (AP) An Arizona resident has asked a judge to bar Kanye West from appearing on Arizonas Nov. 3 ballot, accusing the hip hop artist of serving as an election spoiler and arguing that a law prohibits him from running in the state as an independent presidential candidate.
Lawyers for Rasean Clayton said in a lawsuit filed Monday that independent presidential candidates can appear on Arizonas ballot if they arent registered with a recognized political party and gather enough voter signatures to nominate them. But Claytons lawyers say West, who has dozens of workers gathering petition signatures in Arizona, isnt qualified to be on the ballot because hes a registered Republican.
Even if West were able to gather enough signatures, the lawsuit said the hip hop artists late-in-the-game candidacy would make no difference to his chances of winning the race.
West will not be able to qualify for the ballot in enough states to muster enough electoral votes to prevail, Claytons lawyers wrote. Wests minimal interest in playing a spoiler candidate on Arizonas ballot is not enough to outweigh the factors favoring emergency relief.
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A Maricopa County judge is scheduled to hear arguments in the legal challenge on Thursday afternoon.
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Read more: https://apnews.com/33d5123dcb00ace6963a38a31c5680ff
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Lawsuit seeks to ban Kanye West from Arizona ballot (Original Post)
Eugene
Sep 2020
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tritsofme
(17,380 posts)1. This logic would exclude most third party candidates.
Not that I would mind much, but I dont expect him to be successful.
hlthe2b
(102,297 posts)2. I don't believe he is a registered Republican (at least now).
He's running on the (eyeroll): Birthday Party with Independent affiliation.
I think that guy needs a better lawyer.
Cha
(297,323 posts)3. kanye is a rat fucker, a liar, and a cheater.. I hope
they ban him from getting on the AZ ballot.
Delarage
(2,186 posts)4. He can't gather enough real signatures
This just shows what trouble Trump & Putin are in; they couldn't even dredge up a halfway-legit looking third party candidate to try to muck things up. Instead they push a mentally ill person into the role and cross their fingers.