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The hearing officer, a Republican, found a ‘preponderance of evidence’ showed Trump was ineligible due to his role in the January 6 insurrection, but recommended the decision be left to the courts.
Illinois' election board kept former President Donald Trump on the state's primary ballot Tuesday, a week before the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on whether the Republican's role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol disqualifies him from the presidency.
The Illinois State Board of Elections voted unanimously Tuesday to put President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump on the March 19 primary ballot.
The board's unanimous ruling comes after its hearing officer, a retired judge and Republican, found that a "preponderance of the evidence" shows Trump is ineligible to run for president because he violated a constitutional ban on those who "engaged in insurrection" from holding office.
CHICAGO — In a unanimous, bipartisan vote, the Illinois State Board of Elections on Tuesday dismissed a challenge to former President Donald Trump’s place on the state’s March 19 GOP primary ballot, saying it lacked the authority to decide whether he was disqualified from holding office under the U.S. Constitution’s “insurrection clause.” Guided by past Illinois Supreme Court rulings that ...