The rapper qualified for Colorado's presidential ballot on Thursday, after the Secretary of State's office verified that nine electors he submitted are all registered to vote in that state. One of those was Matthew Zielinski, a former Republican congressional candidate who served as an officer with a county Republican Party in suburban Denver. Trump's re-election campaign has denied involvement, with spokesman Tim Murtaugh saying, "We have no knowledge of what Kanye West is doing or who is doing it for him." West's intentions not quite clearA third-party candidate with name recognition as high as West could undoubtedly influence a close election. West's ballot paperwork in Arkansas lists as a point of contact Gregg Keller, the former executive director of the American Conservative Union.

Source: CBC News August 07, 2020 13:29 UTC