Massachusetts voters have filed an objection against former US President Donald Trump, seeking to remove him from the state’s 2024 Republican primary ballot. This step mirrors similar actions in other states—namely, Maine and Colorado, where efforts to exclude Trump from their 2024 ballots have already been successful.
The objection was made to the Massachusetts Ballot Law Commission on Thursday by the organization Free Speech For People along with a Massachusetts-based civil rights firm. The complaint argues that Trump violated his oath of office, and his subsequent behavior qualified as insurrection or rebellion, or providing aid and comfort to enemies of the state. These actions, they contend, fall under the prohibitions outlined in Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment, thereby disqualifying Trump from holding future office. The objectors come from a variety of political backgrounds, with Republicans, Independents, and Democrats among them, and include notable figures such as former Boston Mayor Kim Janey.
As stated by the legal director, Ron Fein, of Free Speech For People:
“Donald Trump violated his oath of office and incited a violent insurrection that attacked the US Capitol, threatened the assassination of the Vice President and congressional leaders, and disrupted the peaceful transfer of power for the first time in our nation’s history.”
On the same day, the organization also submitted a similar challenge in Illinois, asking the Illinois Board of Elections to bar Trump from the state’s 2024 ballot.
As these attempts to block Trump’s participation in state primaries gains momentum, Trump’s legal team fights back by appealing decisions that have already been made in Maine and Colorado. The Oregon Supreme Court may soon be making a similar decision about Trump’s inclusiont in their state’s ballot. Meanwhile, recent attempts to prevent Trump from appearing on the primary ballots in Michigan and Minnesota have been dismissed.
While these state lawsuits progress, the US Supreme Court has to date, not addressed any of Trump’s legal challenges against rulings to exclude him from primary ballots.
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