Illinois officials to review legitimacy of Kanye West’s place on presidential ballot

nme.com:

Kanye West‘s 2020 US presidential campaign has been thrown into further doubt after officials in Illinois announced plans to review the validity of the signatures needed to secure his place on the November ballot.The rapper needed at least 2500 registered state voters to sign a petition to help get his name on the ballot in Illinois, but the State Board of Elections in his home state will now begin an investigation after three objections were lodged since the paperwork was filed last week.As TMZ reports, a meeting will be held to decide whether Kanye will be able to add his name on the Illinois ballot, alongside Donald Trump and presumptive Democratic Party nominee Joe Biden.Kanye officially confirmed his bid for the White House on July 4,.