| − | As [[Kanye West]]’s [[2020 presidential election]] campaign raced to get on the ballot before deadlines, Marc Elias was fighting to disenfranchise voters, specifically targeting [[voter suppression]] of Blacks. Elias involvement affirmed the belief that Democrats were concerned that having Kanye West on the ballot, especially in swing states, could siphon Black votes away from Democratic nominee Joe Biden. West made ballot status in Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Vermont, Tennessee, Minnesota, Idaho, and Iowa. Elias was the counsel in a suit to keep Kanye West off the ballot in [[Virginia]]. The suit asked for immediate court intervention as deadlines approach for printing and mailing absentee ballots.<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2020/09/02/former-lawyer-for-hillary-clinton-kamala-harris-is-working-to-push-kanye-off-the-ballot/</ref> | + | As [[Kanye West]]’s [[2020 presidential election]] campaign raced to get on the ballot before deadlines, [[DNC]] election attorney [[Marc Elias]] was fighting to disenfranchise voters, specifically targeting [[voter suppression]] of [[African American]]s. Elias involvement affirmed the belief that[[Democrat]]s were concerned that having Kanye West on the ballot, especially in [[swing states]], could siphon Black votes away from Democratic nominee [[Joe Biden]]. West made ballot status in [[Arizona]], [[Arkansas]], [[Colorado]], [[Oklahoma]], [[Vermont]], [[Tennessee]], [[Minnesota]], [[Idaho]], and [[Iowa]]. Marc Elias was the counsel in a suit to keep Kanye West off the ballot in Virginia. The suit asked for immediate court intervention as deadlines approach for printing and mailing [[absentee ballot]]s.<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2020/09/02/former-lawyer-for-hillary-clinton-kamala-harris-is-working-to-push-kanye-off-the-ballot/</ref> |
| − | 100,000 extra votes were tallied for Joe Biden.<ref>https://twitchy.com/brettt-3136/2020/11/03/maybe-that-call-for-joe-biden-in-virginia-really-was-too-early-or-are-absentee-ballots-the-issue/</ref> | + | On election night 100,000 extra votes were tallied for Joe Biden.<ref>https://twitchy.com/brettt-3136/2020/11/03/maybe-that-call-for-joe-biden-in-virginia-really-was-too-early-or-are-absentee-ballots-the-issue/</ref> |