Supreme Court Unanimously Rules Against Colorado Kicking Trump off the Ballot
The Supreme Court has issued a major ruling on the question of whether former President Donald Trump can be on the ballot for the 2024 election. On Monday, the court handed down a 9-0 ruling overturning Colorado’s…
The Supreme Court has issued a major ruling on the question of whether former President Donald Trump can be on the ballot for the 2024 election.
On Monday, the court handed down a 9-0 ruling overturning Colorado’s Supreme Court decision to kick Trump off the primary ballot.
In December, Colorado’s Supreme Court ruled Trump is ineligible to hold office again, citing the clause of the 14th Amendment that prohibits individuals who engaged in an insurrection after taking an oath to uphold the Constitution from holding office again.
The ruling applies only to Colorado’s ballots and was paused until Jan. 4, the day before the state’s secretary of state has to certify candidates for the primary.
CBS News noted all the justices on the Colorado court were appointed by Democratic governors.
“We conclude that because President Trump is disqualified from holding the office of President under Section Three, it would be a wrongful act under the Election Code for the Secretary to list President Trump as a candidate on the presidential primary ballot,” the majority’s opinion stated.
It added, “Therefore, the Secretary may not list President Trump’s name on the 2024 presidential primary ballot, nor may she count any write-in votes cast for him.”