Trump disqualified from primary ballot in Colorado, state high court rules: report



After voters filed a suit in September seeking to block former President Donald from running for office again under the 14th Amendment, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the MAGA hopeful is, indeed, disqualified from running for president due to his participation in inciting an insurrection.

According to CNBC, "The suit claimed that Trump's incitement of the Jan.. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol by a mob of his supporters was an act of insurrection."

The high court's ruling reads, "A majority of the court holds that President Trump is disqualified from holding the office of President under Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Because he is disqualified, it would be a wrongful act under the Election Code for the Colorado Secretary of State to list him as a candidate on the presidential primary ballot. The court stays its ruling until January 4, 2024, subject to any further appellate proceedings."

POLL: Should Trump be allowed to hold office again?

CNBC notes, "The ruling is the first time a state court has agreed that Trump, who is the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination, should be barred from ballots in a state because of a U.S. constitutional provision barring people who have engaged in 'insurrection' from federal office."

According to CNN, "The state Supreme Court decision only applies to Colorado but the historic ruling will roil the 2024 presidential campaign. Colorado election officials have said the matter needs to be settled by January 5, which is the statutory deadline to set the list of candidates for the GOP primary."

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