Ohio Supreme Court Removes Kanye West from Ballot

On September 10, the Ohio Supreme Court unanimously rejected Kanye West’s independent presidential petition. Although it had enough valid signatures, each sheet needed to have a photocopy of the original declaration of candidacy. But the West petition used a copy of a declaration of candidacy that was not submitted as the original declaration. The opinion has photocopies of the original declaration and also of the declaration that was shown on each petition sheet. State ex rel West v LaRose, 2020-Ohio-4380. Here is the 14-page opinion.


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