[ Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (D) said states need “clarity” on former President Trump’s ballot eligibility in Saturday comments. “[W]e need clarity,” Benson said in an interview on MSNBC’s “The Weekend.” “I mean, you can’t have a scenario in which voters are uncertain, or a political party is uncertain or election administrators are … Read more
[ Retired federal Judge J. Michael Luttig said Thursday the Supreme Court has no “legitimate off ramps” to avoid a decision on whether former President Trump should be kicked off the 2024 presidential ballot, as the court begins oral arguments on the issue. The Colorado Supreme Court ruled in December that Trump is disqualified from … Read more
[ A federal judge in Nevada dismissed a ballot eligibility challenge against former President Trump on Tuesday, ruling the challenger does not have proper standing. Federal Judge Gloria Navarro determined that the man who brought the challenge, long-shot GOP presidential candidate John Anthony Castro, didn’t have authentic standing to bring the suit, because he filed … Read more
[ Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) suggested Sunday that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas should recuse himself from a future ruling on whether former President Trump can be disqualified from the 2024 ballot under the 14th Amendment. Raskin said he thinks “anybody looking at this in any kind of dispassionate, reasonable way would say if your … Read more
[ Wisconsin election officials have declined to review a complaint attempting to remove former President Trump from the state’s primary ballot, citing the 14th Amendment. Madison, Wis., brewery owner Kirk Bangstad filed a complaint with the Wisconsin Elections Commission on Thursday, claiming Trump should be removed from the ballot due to his actions surrounding the … Read more
[ Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) criticized the Maine secretary of state’s decision to remove former President Trump from the Maine primary ballot Thursday, arguing that thoughts on the Jan. 6 Capitol riots should be between the voter and the ballot box. “Maine voters should decide who wins the election — not a Secretary of State … Read more
[ Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) warned efforts to prevent former President Trump from getting on the ballot in his state could be a “political distraction” Thursday. “There is no doubt that Donald Trump is a threat to our liberties and even to our democracy,” Newsom said Friday in a statement, which was first reported by … Read more
[ Over half of Americans approve of a Colorado Supreme Court ruling to bar former President Trump from the state’s primary ballot, citing the 14th Amendment, according to a YouGov poll released Wednesday. The online survey, published just a day after the ruling, found that 54 percent of respondents either strongly or somewhat approve of … Read more
