Kanye West Does Not Make Ballot In South Carolina Following Rally

BYAron A.Updated on September 26, 20223.0K Views

The Birthday Party won't be a candidate in South Carolina.

Kanye West is running for president. Or at least, he's trying to. This weekend, he held his first presidential campaign rally which was nothing short of a failure. He went off about how Harriet Tubman didn't actually free the slaves while breaking down into tears while discussing abortions and how he asked Kim Kardashian to abort their daughter.

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Just before this happened, 'Ye had made an open call on Twitter to his followers asking them to sign a petition so he can make the ballot in South Carolina, where he held the rally last night. Per TMZ, his attempt to make the November ballot in South Carolina did not work out for him. The deadline, set for Monday at noon, was not met with the 10K signature required to be a petition candidate. Chris Whitmore, Director of Public Information for the South Carolina State Election Commission, confirmed the news this morning.

Kanye's Birthday Party didn't even report any signatures to the State Election Commission nor did they get in contact with them.

This presidential campaign has only made matters worse for Kanye West who has reportedly made friends and family alarmed by his recent comments and actions. The Kardashian clan, specifically, isn't happy about West alluding to divorcing Kim.

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Aron A.

Aron A. is a features editor for HotNewHipHop. Beginning his tenure at HotNewHipHop in July 2017, he has comprehensively documented the biggest stories in the culture over the past few years. Throughout his time, Aron’s helped introduce a number of buzzing up-and-coming artists to our audience, identifying regional trends and highlighting hip-hop from across the globe. As a Canadian-based music journalist, he has also made a concerted effort to put spotlights on artists hailing from North of the border as part of Rise & Grind, the weekly interview series that he created and launched in 2021. Aron also broke a number of stories through his extensive interviews with beloved figures in the culture. These include industry vets (Quality Control co-founder Kevin "Coach K" Lee, Wayno Clark), definitive producers (DJ Paul, Hit-Boy, Zaytoven), cultural disruptors (Soulja Boy), lyrical heavyweights (Pusha T, Styles P, Danny Brown), cultural pioneers (Dapper Dan, Big Daddy Kane), and the next generation of stars (Lil Durk, Latto, Fivio Foreign, Denzel Curry). Aron also penned cover stories with the likes of Rick Ross, Central Cee, Moneybagg Yo, Vince Staples, and Bobby Shmurda.