Wisconsin Public Radio: “Rapper Kanye West is making another effort to get on Wisconsin’s presidential ballot, filing a lawsuit Friday that argues the Wisconsin Elections Commission violated his constitutional rights when it rejected his nominating petitions. The lawsuit, which was filed in Brown County Circuit Court, argues that the Elections Commission erred when it voted 5-1 that West missed the 5 p.m. filing deadline on Aug. 4. Video from that day showed an attorney working for West’s campaign entering the front door of the building that houses the Wisconsin Elections Commission shortly after 5 p.m.”
“But the West campaign argues in its lawsuit that because the state law requires signatures be filed ‘not later than’ 5 p.m., it met that deadline when it filed the signatures before 5:01 p.m. ‘The Commission exceeded its legal authority,’ wrote West campaign attorney Erick Kaardal. ‘The Court should issue a declaratory judgement and an injunction in favor of Kanye West.’ Kaardal also argued that the Elections Commission imposed other requirements that violated West’s rights as a presidential candidate. The building’s front door was locked, which Kaardal argued impeded the campaign’s ability to gain access to commission.”