Kanye West Misses Deadline to Get on South Carolina Presidential Ballot

Rapper Kanye West holds his first rally in support of his presidential bid in North Charleston, S.C., on July 19, 2020. Randall Hill/Reuters

Rapper Kanye West missed the deadline to get onto South Carolina’s presidential ballot, a state official confirmed on Monday.

“Kanye West did not submit a petition” before the 12 p.m. deadline, Chris Whitmire, a spokesman for the South Carolina State Election Commission, told The Epoch Times in an email.