#Kanye West loses court case, denied a spot on Wisconsin’s ballot

A circuit court judge ruled that the rapper, who missed a filing deadline by 14 seconds last month, cannot appear on the swing state’s presidential ballot as a third-party candidate.

“The court believes at the time a grandfather clock rings out five times is the moment it is 5 p.m.,” Brown County Judge John Zakowski wrote in his Friday decision. “Any time after that is precisely that: after 5 p.m.”

West’s campaign filed a lawsuit Aug. 29 after the Wisconsin Board of Elections rejected his nomination papers over the missed deadline, arguing that state election law gave him until 5:01 p.m. to file.

But it’s not over yet: the case will likely be appealed to the state supreme court – which is dominated by conservatives.

West, who has visited President Trump in the White House and calls himself a former supporter, has acknowledged that his campaign could damage former Vice President Joe Biden’s White House chances.

He has spent nearly $6 million on his unlikely bid, almost all of it drawn from his own $1.3 billion fortune.

West has already qualified to appear on at least 12 states’ ballots in November, mainly in Trump strongholds like Arkansas, Idaho, and Kentucky.

He’s also a candidate in hotly contested Minnesota, which Trump lost by a razor-thin margin in 2016 — helped by the presence of third parties on the ballot.