{"id":104452,"date":"2020-11-04T05:28:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-04T02:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/kanye-west-voted-for-himself-for-president-but-it-wont-count-unless-he-does-some-paperwork\/"},"modified":"2020-11-04T05:28:00","modified_gmt":"2020-11-04T02:28:00","slug":"kanye-west-voted-for-himself-for-president-but-it-wont-count-unless-he-does-some-paperwork","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/kanye-west-voted-for-himself-for-president-but-it-wont-count-unless-he-does-some-paperwork\/","title":{"rendered":"#\n  Kanye West voted for himself for president, but it won\u2019t count unless he does some paperwork"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3e2dd0941f0\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3e2dd0941f0\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/kanye-west-voted-for-himself-for-president-but-it-wont-count-unless-he-does-some-paperwork\/#Write-in_candidates_who_do_not_win_must_apply_and_pay_a_filing_fee_to_have_votes_counted_for_them_in_Montana_which_West_has_not_done\" >Write-in candidates who do not win must apply and pay a filing fee to have votes counted for them in Montana, which West has not done<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/kanye-west-voted-for-himself-for-president-but-it-wont-count-unless-he-does-some-paperwork\/#Rapper_Kanye_West_attends_the_WSJ_Magazine_2019_Innovator_Awards_at_MOMA_in_New_York_City\" >Rapper Kanye West attends the WSJ Magazine 2019 Innovator Awards at MOMA in New York City.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/kanye-west-voted-for-himself-for-president-but-it-wont-count-unless-he-does-some-paperwork\/#Jeremy_C_Owens\" >Jeremy C. Owens,<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/kanye-west-voted-for-himself-for-president-but-it-wont-count-unless-he-does-some-paperwork\/#and\" >and<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/kanye-west-voted-for-himself-for-president-but-it-wont-count-unless-he-does-some-paperwork\/#Weston_Blasi\" >Weston Blasi<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#<br \/>\n  Kanye West voted for himself for president, but it won\u2019t count unless he does some paperwork<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"article__subhead\" itemprop=\"alternativeHeadline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Write-in_candidates_who_do_not_win_must_apply_and_pay_a_filing_fee_to_have_votes_counted_for_them_in_Montana_which_West_has_not_done\"><\/span>\n  Write-in candidates who do not win must apply and pay a filing fee to have votes counted for them in Montana, which West has not done<br \/>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"column column--full article__content\">\n<div id=\"js-article__body\" class=\"article__body article-wrap at16-col16 barrons-article-wrap\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0000055876\">\n<div class=\"barrons-article-ad-wrapper\">\n<div data-track=\"barrons-article-ad-wrap\" class=\"barrons-article-ad sticky_item\">\n<div class=\"barrons-main-article-ad-target sticky_target body_ad\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-layout=\"inline\n              \" data-layout-mobile=\"\" class=\"\n        media-object\n        type-InsetMediaIllustration\n          inline\n  article__inset\n        article__inset--type-InsetMediaIllustration\n          article__inset--inline\n  \"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"\n        media-object-image\n        enlarge-image\n        renoImageFormat-\n        img-inline\n        article__inset__image\n      \" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:68.984375%;\" data-mobile-ratio=\"68.984375%\" data-layout-ratio=\"68.984375%\" data-subtype=\"\" class=\"image-container  responsive-media article__inset__image__image\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-254599?width=140&amp;size=1.44960362400906 140w,\nhttps:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-254599?width=540&amp;size=1.44960362400906 540w,\nhttps:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-254599?width=620&amp;size=1.44960362400906 620w,\nhttps:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-254599?width=700&amp;size=1.44960362400906 700w,\nhttps:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-254599?width=860&amp;size=1.44960362400906 860w,\nhttps:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-254599?width=1260&amp;size=1.44960362400906 1260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 140px) 100px,\n(max-width: 540px) 500px,\n(max-width: 620px) 580px,\n(max-width: 700px) 660px,\n(max-width: 860px) 820px,\n1260px\" src=\"https:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-254599?width=620&amp;size=1.44960362400906\" data-enlarge=\"https:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-254599?width=1260&amp;size=1.44960362400906\" alt=\"\" title=\"Rapper Kanye West attends the WSJ Magazine 2019 Innovator Awards at MOMA in New York...\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wsj-article-caption article__inset__image__caption\" itemprop=\"caption\">\n<h4 class=\"wsj-article-caption-content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rapper_Kanye_West_attends_the_WSJ_Magazine_2019_Innovator_Awards_at_MOMA_in_New_York_City\"><\/span>Rapper Kanye West attends the WSJ Magazine 2019 Innovator Awards at MOMA in New York City.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>      <span class=\"wsj-article-credit article__inset__image__caption__credit\" itemprop=\"creator\"><br \/>\n            AFP\/Getty Images<br \/>\n          <\/span><br \/>\n  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>       Kanye West cast his first-ever vote on Tuesday, writing in his own name for president of the United States.<\/p>\n<p> That vote will not count for West, however, unless he does a little more paperwork.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n       The r<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>er, music producer, fashion designer and husband of reality-TV star Kim Kardashian launched a campaign for president over the Fourth of July weekend, while simultaneously starting to promote a new album that has since been delayed. His announcement came after the deadline to register a presidential campaign in most states, and West and running mate Michelle Tidball appeared on ballots in only a dozen states Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Wyoming, where West voted Tuesday for what he said was the first time in his life, was not one of those states, so West tweeted out photos and videos in which he wrote in his name for president and Tidball\u2019s name for vice president.\u00a0 None of the other races on the ballot were filled out in the video West posted. <\/p>\n<div data-layout=\"inline\n              \" data-layout-mobile=\"\" class=\"\n        media-object\n        type-InsetTweet\n          inline\n    scope-web|mobileapps\n  article__inset\n        article__inset--type-InsetTweet\n          article__inset--inline\n  \"><\/p>\n<div class=\"dynamic-inset-container article__inset__dynamic\">\n<style>\n            iframe.twitter-tweet {\n                width: 100% !important;\n            }\n        <\/style>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>\n            <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kanyewest\/status\/1323726544997474304\"><\/a>\n            <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>        <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>       That vote will not be counted as a vote for Kanye West without some more work, though. Wyoming does not automatically count write-in votes individually for the candidates whose names are written in unless they win the election \u2014 The Associated Press called the state for President Donald Trump soon after polls closed in the state Tuesday \u2014 or file paperwork and pay a fee with the relevant elections officials in the state.\u00a0They are catalogued as generic \u201cwrite-in votes,\u201d  Wyoming secretary of state spokeswoman Monique Meese confirmed Tuesday. <\/p>\n<p><strong>For more: Follow our 2020 election live blog for more results<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Meese told MarketWatch on Tuesday that no candidate had filed to count their write-in votes in the 2020 presidential election so far, though they can apply and pay the fee up to two days after the election. Kanye West\u2019s campaign did not im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely respond to MarketWatch\u2019s inquiry if it plans to file the necessary paperwork in Wyoming.<\/p>\n<p>West received the backing of friend Elon Musk, the chief executive of Tesla Inc.<br \/>\n        TSLA,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/203558040\/composite\" class=\"positive\">+5.84%<\/bg-quote><span>,<\/span><br \/>\n       after announcing his candidacy, but eventually only held one official campaign event. At a rally in South Carolina, West made controversial statements like, \u201cthere\u2019s no such thing as an illegal immigrant\u201d and \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefader.com\/2020\/07\/20\/heres-everything-that-went-down-at-kanye-wests-south-carolina-rally\" class=\"icon none\">Harriet Tubman never actually freed the slaves<\/a>.\u201d Kardashian later described the South Carolina event as a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/pop-culture\/pop-culture-news\/kim-kardashian-west-addresses-husband-kanye-west-s-bipolar-disorder-n1234593\" class=\"icon none\">bi-polar episode<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>West had asked voters to write his name in for president in his other home state of California, after the  American Independent Party <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/kanye-west-on-california-ballot-for-vice-president-for-the-american-independent-party-of-california-but-not-as-write-in-for-president-301164199.html\" class=\"icon none\">placed his name on the ballot as its vice presidential candidate<\/a> without his permission. However, West did not fill out the paperwork to be approved as a write-in candidate in California, which <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov\/\/statewide-elections\/2020-general\/cert-list-writein.pdf\" class=\"icon none\">recognized five write-in candidates for the 2020 presidential election<\/a>, including former Minnesota governor and professional wrestler Jesse Ventura. <\/p>\n<div id=\"cx-membership-tile\"><\/div>\n<div data-layout=\"inline\n              \" data-layout-mobile=\"\" class=\"\n        media-object\n        type-InsetTweet\n          inline\n    scope-web|mobileapps\n  article__inset\n        article__inset--type-InsetTweet\n          article__inset--inline\n  \"><\/p>\n<div class=\"dynamic-inset-container article__inset__dynamic\">\n<style>\n            iframe.twitter-tweet {\n                width: 100% !important;\n            }\n        <\/style>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>\n            <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kanyewest\/status\/1323729643828989953\"><\/a>\n            <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>        <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>West, who is on the presidential ballot in <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/11\/03\/us\/politics\/kanye-3rd-party.html\" class=\"icon none\">12 states<\/a>, according to the New York Times, is unlikely to win any electoral votes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGod is so good,\u201d West wrote on Twitter<br \/>\n        TWTR,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/203180645\/composite\" class=\"positive\">+5.72%<\/bg-quote><span>.<\/span><br \/>\n       \u201cToday I am voting for the first time in my life for the President of the United States, and it\u2019s for someone I truly trust\u2026me.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"byline article__byline\">\n<p>      <span>By<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author  hasMenu\" data-scrim='{\"type\":\"author\",\"header\":\"Jeremy C. 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