Rapper Kanye West of Cody, Wyo., filed papers with the Arkansas secretary of state's office on Monday to run as an independent candidate for president on Arkansas' ballot in the Nov. 3 general election.
Michelle Tidball of Cody, Wyo., would join him on the ticket as a candidate for vice president.
In Arkansas, independent candidates for president and vice president are required to file a petition with 1,000 valid signatures from qualified Arkansas registered voters under state law, said Chris Powell, a spokesman for Republican Secretary of State John Thurston.
"We have 10 days to verify the signatures (August 13)," Powell said in a written statement. "All candidates will be certified to the ballot on August 20."
Gregg Keller of St. Louis is the person designated as the contact for West to receive information from the secretary of state's office, according to papers filed with the secretary of state's office.
