Kanye West vying to get on the ballot in swing-state Wisconsin, with volunteers on the ground

KANYE West is continuing with his presidential campaign and is attempting to get on the ballot in Wisconsin.

According to Intelligencer, West hired the petitioning firm Let the Voters Decide to get 2,000 valid signatures by Tuesday at 5 p.m. to be listed on the ballot.

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In 2016, Wisconsin proved to be a huge swing state helped the decision by less than 23,000 votes.

In order to help get West on the ballot, the petitioning firm deployed 45 people in the state, according to Intelligencer.

West is also reportedly trying to get on the ballots for Ohio, Arkansas and West Virginia.

Vermont and Colorado do not require a candidate to petition to get on the ballot.

In Oklahoma, West paid a $35,000 filing fee to appear on the ballot.

West may not appear on the ballot in Illinois or New Jersey as questions have been raised over the validity of the signatures, the Intelligencer reported.

In Illinois his campaign reportedly also faces questions about whether the paperwork submitted was insufficient and he did not submit a name of a running mate or slate of electors.

New Jersey elections lawyer, Scott Salmon has challenged West for the "most egregious" case of fraud he's seen in terms of the signatures West submitted.

Salmon told Intelligencer that nearly 700 of the 1,327 signatures submitted are questionable and he need 800 valid ones to appear on the ballot.

West has also not submitted the names of the people who circulated the petitions, something that is required by New Jersey law.

The Intelligencer reported that an administrative court judge is hearing arguments for the case on Tuesday.

If West is successful in his efforts in Wisconsin and Ohio, they will be the first swing states he will appear on the ballot.

For Ohio, West needs to gather 5,000 valid signatures by Wednesday at 5 p.m.

To appear on the ballot in West Virginia, West must submit over 7,000 signatures by August 3.

Arkansas, which also has an August 3 deadline, only requires 1,000 signatures.

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