Kanye West’s presidential campaign just got serious, because he’s gunning to get on the Ohio ballot, and that state could be a determining factor in who occupies the White House.

Kanye hired a company, Let the Voters Decide, to amass voter signatures in 3 states … Ohio, West Virginia and Arkansas.

Ye needs 5,000 signatures in Ohio by Wednesday to qualify. We’re told more than roughly 90 people are canvassing Ohio, gathering the required number of John Hancocks.

Ohio is one of the 4 swing states that could be a major factor in November. In 2016, Trump won the state by fewer than 5,000 votes. Kanye’s not gonna win, but he could be a spoiler.  It’s unclear who gets hurt more if Ye siphons off votes — Trump or Biden.

We’re told Let the Voters Decide is confident it’ll get the necessary 5,000 votes in time to qualify for the ballot.

BTW … Ohio has 16 electoral votes … the 7th most in the country.