Massachusetts Ballot Commission Rejects Effort to Bar Trump From 2024 Ballot
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A legal challenge to bar Trump from the 2024 ballot in Massachusetts has failed…so far.
The Massachusetts State Ballot Law Commission this week rejected a challenge to ban Trump from the 2024 primary ballot citing the 14th Amendment.
“We believe that Mr. Trump’s candidacy for this office and placement on the Massachusetts ballot violates the Constitution, so we are challenging the constitutionality,” said Shannon Liss-Riordan, an attorney for the challengers, according to CNN. “It is the job of this commission to hear objections to the legality of placement of candidates on the ballot.”
The legal theories are based on Section 3 of the US Constitution’s 14th Amendment which states public officials who have “engaged in insurrection or rebellion against” the US may be disqualified from public office.
Trump has not been charged with engaging in insurrection or rebellion against the United States.
“The panel rejected the case on procedural grounds Monday, finding that the commission didn’t have jurisdiction to address the matter,” CNN reported.
President Trump is currently battling similar challenges in other states. Legal challenges have notably escalated in Maine and Colorado.
The Maine Superior Court last Wednesday order
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