2023-12-29 08:17:48
After Colorado, Maine also excludes Donald Trump from the primaries in view of the presidential elections in the US in 2024. Maine’s top electoral official, Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, has established that the request for the former president’s nomination in the primaries is “invalid”, according to a document published yesterday.
Under the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution, Trump “is not qualified to hold the office of president,” the ruling reads. The amendment states that people who have “engaged in insurrection or rebellion” against the Constitution are barred from elections. Trump’s campaign team announced that he will appeal the decision.
The assault on the US Congress on January 6, 2021
Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol in Washington on January 6, 2021. Congress was meeting to formally confirm Democrat Joe Biden’s victory in the presidential election. Trump said, in a speech delivered shortly before his supporters entered the building, that “everyone here will march to the Capitol to make your voices heard in a peaceful and patriotic way.” Five people died as a result of the riots.
Based on these events, several plaintiffs in several US states are attempting to have Trump’s name taken off the ballot in the 2024 presidential election. Last week, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that Trump is ineligible to run in the primaries. state on March 5, due to his role in the storming of the Capitol and that, therefore, he cannot participate in the primary elections.
The suspension of decisions pending appeals
The conservative group American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) said Wednesday that it will challenge the Colorado court’s decision on behalf of the Colorado Republican Party. The United States Supreme Court is being asked to overturn the ruling. The Colorado Supreme Court itself suspended its decision until the issue has been definitively clarified on appeal.
Bellows has also put his decision on hold for now. State-by-state intraparty voting begins in January in Iowa. The primary elections will determine who will be running in the US elections on November 5th. Trump hopes to win the 2024 US presidential election and return to the White House.
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