On September 8, 2020, the Arizona Supreme Court issued a short order in West v Clayton, CV-20-0249, saying Kanye West could not be on the Arizona November ballot as an independent candidate for president because his candidates for presidential elector had not filed statements of Economic Interest. The Court said it would explain its reasoning later.
Four months have passed, and the court still hasn’t issued its explanation. It will probably be very difficult for the Arizona Supreme Court to explain its action. No one ever before had interpreted the Arizona law to mean that candidates for presidential elector must file campaign finance documents. No other state has ever required candidates for presidential elector to file campaign finance statements. The Arizona Secretary of State’s website has very clear instructions for independent presidential candidates and the Secretary of State’s website had never said that presidential elector candidates must file such documents.
Richard:
Is Arizona one of those states that still lists the
names of the Presidential electors on its ballot?
As far as I see it, that MIGHT be the only logical
reason they could use to attempt disqualifying a
Presidential candidate. Whether or not it would fly
with the Supreme Court is of course another matter.
Yes, Arizona still prints the names of presidential elector candidates on the November ballot. It is the most populous state that still does that.
Did he really run? I thought he dropped out of the race or at lease that is what the news reported locally.