The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether former President Donald Trump can be blocked from attending Colorado's 2024 primary voting.
The oral argument is It is scheduled It was February 8th.
Trump is dominating other candidates in the Republican presidential primary. pollBut last month, the Colorado Supreme Court issued a ruling declaring that the secretary of state should not include the former president on the primary ballot. Three judges dissented.
The move to exclude Mr. Trump from the vote is based on the idea that he allegedly committed an insurrection on January 6, 2021, and was therefore disqualified from running for president under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution. ing.
Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah claimed Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment does not apply to the President.
Colorado Supreme Court decision said, “[W]e states that because President Trump is disqualified from holding the office of president under Article III, the Secretary's listing of President Trump as a candidate on the presidential primary ballot is an illegal act under election law. concludes. Therefore, the Secretary cannot put President Trump's name on ballots for the 2024 presidential primary and cannot count write-in votes cast for President Trump. ”
“However, we will suspend our decision until January 4, 2024, the day before the Secretary's deadline to certify votes in the presidential primary election. If the Supreme Court is asked for reconsideration before the suspension period expires. , the decision shall remain in place and, pending any order or mandate from the Supreme Court, the Secretary will continue to be required to place President Trump's name on the 2024 presidential primary ballot,” the ruling states. It's dark.
Three of the current U.S. Supreme Court justices, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett, nominated The announcement was made while Trump was in the White House.
Maine Secretary of State Shena Bellows has moved to block Trump from the state's primary vote.
inside her ruling, she said, “There is sufficient evidence to prove the falsity of Mr. Trump's declaration that he is qualified for the office of president. Therefore, as required by 21-A MRS § 336(3), I “The main evidence is that Mr. Trump's petition is invalid.” He also said, “I reserve the effect of my decision until the higher court issues its judgment on the appeal or the period for appeal under Article 337-21-A expires.”
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