New York – After laws passed in several states last week allowing anyone age 12 or above to vote in state and local elections, fifteen new ballot initiatives appeared connected to pop stars Beyonce and BTS.
In Minnesota, Washington, Florida, Columbia, Georgia, North Carolina, and New Mexico, new ballot initiatives appeared ranging from new public statues and monuments to replacing an official state song to changing state flats. Each of these initiatives involved using the images and music of Beyonce and the seven members of boy band BTS.
In Florida, the official Beyonce fan club garnered 25,000 signatures for their proposed ballot initiative to change the official state song from “The Swanee River (Old Folks at Home)” to “Crazy in Love”, a song Beyonce recorded in 2003. “We just feel our state needs a change. We need a song that’s more lit… like our state is, ya know?” explained group spokesperson, Leah Belknap.
In New Mexico, the teen fan group BTS Dynasty proposed building seven life-size statues, one for each member of the boy band, to be placed in downtown Albuquerque. A late addition to the proposal also would require that BTS be give first choice to headline the annual Summerfest music festival every year.
Representatives for Beyonce and BTS said that had no comment on the proposed initiatives.