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Va. Supreme Court denies Kanye West’s appeal
The day before Virginia’s absentee ballots were set to begin being sent out, the Supreme Court of Virginia denied an appeal from Kanye West‘s campaign, a last-ditch effort by the rapper, producer and presidential candidate to appear on this year’s general election ballots. On Thursday, the court dismissed without prejudice West’s appeal to the Richmond […]
Kanye West does not qualify as a candidate in Va., court rules
A Richmond Circuit Court judge ruled Thursday afternoon that Kanye West is not a viable presidential candidate on Virginia’s ballots — although his name is on some that have already been printed. Judge Joi J. Taylor granted the injunction motion filed by two plaintiffs, Suffolk residents who said they were tricked into signing a form […]
Emergency hearing on Kanye’s ballot quest set for Thursday
Updated 4:30 p.m. Claiming that Virginia electors for Kanye West — hip-hop superstar, presidential hopeful and husband of Kim Kardashian — were obtained fraudulently, Attorney General Mark Herring requested an emergency hearing in Richmond Circuit Court on Wednesday to stop West’s name from appearing on the state’s ballots. The hearing has been set for 2:30 […]
