[[{“value”:”The Illinois election board rejected a challenge to the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and overwhelmingly decided to keep Donald Trump on the state’s primary ballot.
The most recent state to hear a challenge to remove Trump from the presidential ballot using the” Insurrection Clause” of the 14th Amendment is Illinois.
Breaking: The Illinois election board rejected a challenge to the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and kept former President Donald Trump on the state’s main ballot. t.co/bPxY08qK3B
30 January 2024, The Associated Press ( @AP )
According to The Associated Press:
The board’s majority decision came after its hearing officer, a retired judge and Republican, concluded that Trump is ineligible to run for president because he broke the law prohibiting people who “engaged in insurrection” from holding office. However, the hearing officer advised the board to leave the final decision up to the courts.
The eight-member board, which was made up of four Democrats and four Republicans, decided it did n’t have the power to decide whether Trump violated the U.S. and agreed with a recommendation from its attorney to let him continue on the ballot. S. Constitution
I want it to be obvious that this Republican believes there was an insurrection on January 6, Board member Catherine McCrory said before casting her vote. There is no question in my mind that on January 6, he orchestrated, provoked, helped, and encouraged an uprising.
However, McCrory asserted that she concurred the board lacks the authority to uphold that decision.
Observe:
BREAKING: According to the Illinois State Board of Elections, the board lacks the authority to decide Donald Trump’s eligibility under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, so it permits him to continue running for office in the state. pic. twitter.com/61LBaaoPYq
Democracy Docket ( @DemocracyDocket ) January 30, 2024
Trump was recently barred from the state’s election under the 14th Amendment, according to a decision by the Colorado Supreme Court.
Nevertheless, the U.S. Supreme Court decided to hear Trump’s election-related case.
Oral arguments will be heard by the great court in February.
According to CBS News:
The attack on the Capitol on January 6 was determined by a state trial court in Denver to be an insurrection, and the court discovered that Trump was involved in an uprising. This was the first time the judge had come to this conclusion about Trump’s behavior. Trump must be put on the principal ballot, but the judge ruled that Section 3 does not apply to the president or anyone who has taken the oath of office.
However, the Colorado Supreme Court overturned the lower court’s decision regarding the scope of Section 3 and declared Trump ineligible to serve as president in its 4–3 decision.
” We do not draw these conclusions hastily. The majority expressed its belief in a statement,” We are aware of the scope and importance of our current issues.” ” We are also aware of our grave duty to uphold the law without fear or favor, and without being swayed by the public’s reaction to the rulings that it requires us to make.”
Trump and the Colorado Republican Party appealed the ruling to the Supreme Court, pleading with the justices to overturn the decision of the state great court. All parties pushed the court to make a quick decision on the matter, including the voters who questioned Trump’s eligibility.
The Colorado Supreme Court’s decision would “mark the first time in the history of the United States that the judiciary has prevented voters from casting ballots for the leading major-party national candidate,” the justices were forewarned in a filing.
They urged the Supreme Court to “return the right to vote for their candidate of choice to the voters” and referred to Trump’s eligibility as a matter of “paramount importance.””}]] [[{“value”:”
The Illinois election board unanimously voted in favor of keeping Donald Trump on the primary ballot for the state, rejecting a challenge based on the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Illinois is the latest to hear a challenge that would remove Trump from the presidential vote using the 14th Amendment’s ‘Insurrection Clause.’
BREAKING: Illinois election board rejected a challenge brought under the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. https://t.co/bPxY08qK3B
The Associated Press @AP January 30, 2024
The Associated Press reports
The board unanimously ruled that Trump was ineligible for the presidency because he violated the constitution’s ban on those who engage in “insurrection”. The hearing officer, however, recommended that the board let the courts decide the final decision.
The eight-member board composed of four Democrats, and four Republicans, accepted a lawyer’s recommendation to let Trump remain in the race, stating that it did not have the authority to decide whether he had violated the U.S. Constitution.
Catherine McCrory, a board member, prefaced her vote by saying: “I want to make it clear that this Republican believes there was an insurrection Jan. 6.” I have no doubt that he instigated an insurrection, manipulated it, and aided it on January 6.
McCrory agreed that the board does not have the authority to enforce this conclusion.
WATCH:
BREAKING: Illinois State Board of Elections allows Donald Trump’s name to remain on the primary ballot in the state, finding that it lacks the authority to determine his eligibility under Section 3. of the 14th Amendment. pic.twitter.com/61LBaaoPYq
Democracy Docket – January 30, 2024
The Colorado Supreme Court ruled that Trump was disqualified from voting in the state under the 14th Amendment.
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case regarding Trump’s eligibility to vote.
The high court will hold oral arguments in February.
CBS News:
In November, a state trial court in Denver found that the attack on Capitol on Jan. 6, was an insurrection. The judge also found Trump guilty of insurrection. This is the first time that a judge reached this conclusion about Trump’s conduct. The judge ruled, however, that Section 3 did not apply to the president or anyone who had taken the presidential oath. He ordered Trump to appear on the primary ballot.
The Colorado Supreme Court reversed the lower court’s findings about the scope of Section 3 in a 4-3 decision and said that Trump is disqualified to hold the presidency.
“We did not arrive at these conclusions lightly.” The majority of its opinion stated that it was aware of the weight and magnitude of the issues before them. “We are also mindful of our solemn responsibility to apply the laws, without fear or favour, and without being swayed to the public reaction to the decision that the law requires we reach.”
Trump and the Colorado Republican Party appealed to the Supreme Court the decision, urging them to overturn the ruling of the state high court. All parties, including those who challenged Trump’s qualification, urged the court to make a decision quickly.
The Colorado Supreme Court’s decision would, if allowed to stand “mark the first instance in the history of America that the judiciary has prohibited voters from voting for the leading presidential candidate,” lawyers representing the former president warned in a court filing.
They called the question about Trump’s eligibility “of paramount importance” and urged that the Supreme Court “return to the voters the right to vote their candidate of choice.”
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