Wisconsin Election Commission votes 5-1 to keep Kanye West off the ballot

WISCONSIN — In a 5-1 vote Thursday, the Wisconsin Election Commission decided that Kanye West will not be on Wisconsin ballots in November.

The decision was made after West missed a deadline when submitting nomination paperwork. It was a 2.5 hour debate in-total.

While West won’t be listed on Wisconsin ballots, he will be listed on other states’ ballots such as Colorado, Oklahoma, Utah, and Vermont.

After the vote, Republican Party of Wisconsin Executive Director Mark Jefferson released the following statement:

“Wisconsin Democrats successfully fought to deny ballot access to an African American because he was seconds late with his paperwork, but they want to override Wisconsin law by delaying the deadline to accept absentee ballots because six weeks of ballot harvesting may not be enough for them to win.”