Cook County judge kicks Trump off Illinois ballot, but quick appeal expected
A Cook County judge has decided that former president Donald Trump should be kicked off the Illinois primary ballot.
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A Cook County judge has decided that former president Donald Trump should be kicked off the Illinois primary ballot.
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The board of four Democrats and four Republicans voted unanimously, said they lack the power to remove the former president over Jan. 6.
Former President Donald Trump’s name will appear on the March 19 Republican primary election ballot in Illinois, barring any extraordinary action by state or federal courts to remove him. The Illinois State Board of Elections voted unanimously Tuesday to deny an objection based on the “insurrectionist clause” of the 14th Amendment, which prohibits former public officials
The Supreme Court will hear arguments next week in his appeal against a Colorado ruling declaring him ineligible for the presidency in that state.