https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/10/15/rapper-kanye-west-is-on-your-ballot-how-did-that-happen/ > As voters in California settle in to fill out their mail-in ballots, they might be surprised to see rapper Kanye West is running for vice president. Turns out he was surprised too. > The two major party tickets — headlined by President Donald Trump vs. Joe Biden — are the ones we hear about day in and day out, but in California there are six political parties with presidential tickets on the ballot: Democratic, Republican, Green, Libertarian, Peace and Freedom, and American Independent.