#Kanye West’s NJ presidential ballot petition has 600 faulty signatures, lawyer says

Lawyer Scott Salmon lodged the complaint with the state Division of Elections after examining the 1,327 signatures West submitted by Monday’s state deadline for independent presidential candidates.

The 600 alleged faulty signatures would drop West’s tally to below 800 — the state’s minimum requirement to appear on the ballot, according to Salmon, a registered Democrat who said he filed the complaint independently.

New Jersey Division of Elections nominating petition shows signatures submitted by Kanye West to appear on the state’s ballot as a presidential candidate.

AP

The document was provided by election law attorney Scott Salomon, who filed an objection with the state after reviewing the more than 1,300 signatures West submitted.

AP

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“Mr. West’s petitions do not contain the valid signatures of 800 qualified voters and should have been rejected by the Division,” Salmon wrote in the complaint.

Salmon alleged in the complaint that some signatures appear to be written in nearly identical handwriting and others lack complete addresses.

The 43-year-old rapper announced he was running for president in a July 4 tweet — followed by a series of troubling posts about his marriage to Kim Kardashian and a hysterical first campaign rally in North Carolina.

Earlier this month he forked over a $35,000 fine to appear on the ballot in Oklahoma and on Monday he also filed paperwork to do the same in Missouri.

He has vowed to run under the self-style Birthday Party, though paperwork in New Jersey lists his slogan as “pending.”

With Post wires