Forrest Gump, Kim Jong Un and Kermit the Frog are all running for president of the United States -- at least if you believe documents filed with the Federal Election Commission.
Pranksters have written those names on paperwork used to declare a person’s intention to run for president.
This election season, that list has grown to 1,855 names that includes God, Foot Cheese and "Why So Many Trolls?"
They are filed in jest but the FEC has had enough of Zorro the Cockroach, Buddy the Elf and all the other phony filings that drain resources and time to process.
The Commission announced it will now send verification letters to filers who list suspicious names that include “obscene language, sexual references, celebrities” and “similarly implausible entries.”
Those letters will ask the candidates to withdraw their forms or confirm their intention to truly try to get the keys to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
The letters will include a reminder of penalties for filing false documents at a federal agency.
So, Elsa Queen Ice, Vlad Beserius Dracula and Very Odd Dog, the FEC will end your campaign for laughs if you don’t actually exist.
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