Kanye West has filed a document with the Federal Election Commission on seemingly confirming he is moving forward with his 2020 bid for president of the United States.
The rapper, 43, is now qualified to appear on Oklahoma’s presidential ballot, after meeting the requirements before the filing deadline.
The Oklahoma State Election Board confirmed in a tweet that independent presidential candidate West, has qualified for the general election ballot in the state.
“Independent presidential candidate Kanye West has qualified for the General Election ballot in Oklahoma. (Today is Oklahoma’s deadline for Independent & Unrecognized Party presidential candidates to file statements of candidacy with their petitions or filing fee.).”
According to TMZ, West filed the first form required by the Federal Election Commission to run for president on Wednesday.
He filled out “Form 1, Statement of Organization” declaring that he will run with his party BDY, which stands for the Birthday Party.
However, he’s yet to file the more important ”Form 2, Statement of Candidacy” which shows he’s raised or spent more than $5,000 in campaign activity and triggers candidacy status under federal campaign finance law.
This is coming hours after a report had claimed that the rapper had dropped out of the race. West first announced his presidential aspirations about 11 days ago on Twitter.
However, there are still concerns about his 2020 presidential bid as the rapper has already missed the deadline to qualify for the ballot in several states.
