An challenge against former President Donald Trump’s eligibility for the state’s primary ballot was rejected on Tuesday by the Illinois Election Board.
By a unanimous vote of 8 to 0, the nonpartisan Illinois State Board of Elections decided against removing Trump from the primary ballot. They sent the issue to the legal system, saying they lacked the power to determine his eligibility under the constitution.
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Trump plans to participate in the Republican primary on March 19.
Next month, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case from Colorado that is comparable. The Colorado Supreme Court used the 14th Amendment to prevent the former Republican presidential candidate from running for office, citing his involvement in the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021, which happened following his loss to Democrat Joe Biden in the election. During the ruckus, his followers broke into the Capitol building by force.
Following short discussions last week, the hearing officer for the Illinois board recommended that the courts handle the determination of Trump’s eligibility since it involves complicated constitutional problems. Nevertheless, former Republican judge Clark Erickson came to the conclusion that there was sufficient evidence to prove Trump’s role in the uprising and supported his removal from the race for president.
A petition signed by five voters in Illinois claims that Trump does not fulfill the qualifications for ballot inclusion under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. This Civil War-era clause forbids anybody who swore allegiance to the Constitution and then committed acts of insurrection or rebellion from holding public office.
Before submitting her vote, Republican board member Catherine S. McCrory stated that she thought there had been a “insurrection” during the disturbance at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. “I am certain that [Trump] orchestrated, incited, and supported an insurrection on Jan. 6,” stated McCrory. “Nevertheless, I am not in a position to decide on that matter at this time.”
Attempts to get Trump off the ballot are routinely characterized by the Trump campaign as a calculated attempt to deprive American voters their right to vote.
Shenna Bellows, the secretary of state of Maine, challenged a judge’s ruling on Friday, putting a temporary stop to her efforts to remove Trump from the ballot. Until the Colorado case is decided by the Supreme Court, the suspension will remain in place. Democratic candidate Bellows hopes to obtain the Maine Supreme Court’s ruling before to the March 5 primary.
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Time is of the essence, especially with Super Tuesday fast coming. By February 8th, the U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to consider on the Colorado case. Due to the short timeline, Bellows might not be able to satisfy the constitutionally required deadlines for deciding whether or not Trump is eligible to run for office again and for any further appeals before Election Day.
Citing procedural grounds, Fox News announced that lawsuits in Minnesota, Michigan, Arizona, and Oregon attempting to keep Trump off the 2024 ballot have been dismissed.
The justices of the United States Supreme Court will soon determine whether the constitution’s ban on insurrectionists holding political office applies to Trump and prevents him from seeking the presidency again.
Citing a 19th-century constitutional amendment, two states have declared that Trump is unable to run for office due to his purported connections to the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
More states are coming to the conclusion that Trump is not covered by the amendment’s insurrection clause.
Following the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision last month to bar Trump from appearing on the state’s 2024 ballot, Trump’s attorneys filed an emergency appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court.
The nation’s highest court said that the justices would hear oral arguments on February 8 and that all papers submitted in the case must be received by January 31.
