Judge kicks Kanye West off Virginia ballot for November
RICHMOND, Va. — A judge on Thursday ordered rapper Kanye West’s name removed from presidential ballots in Virginia.
West was disqualified because he failed to meet a requirement that 13 people pledge their support for his campaign, Richmond Circuit Court Judge Joi Taylor said.
Taylor ruled that 11 of the 13 “Elector Oaths” the West campaign submitted were invalid, including some that were “obtained by improper, fraudulent and/or misleading means.”
Earlier this week, a law firm with ties to prominent Democrats sued on behalf of two people who said they were tricked into signing such an oath.