Donald Trump disqualified from 2024 ballot in Colorado, says court "A majority of the court holds that former President Trump is disqualified from holding the office of President under Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution," the court wrote. Vivek Ramaswamy withdraws from Colorado ballot following Donald Trump's removal It is the first time in history that the court used Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to disqualify a presidential candidate. However, the Colorado court stayed the decision to allow Donald Trump to appeal, which his campaign said he plans to do.
He has until January 4, under the state court’s ruling. Modi, Putin, Trump set to dominate global politics in 2024 The court directed Colorado’s Secretary of State to keep Trump’s name on the presidential primary ballot until the matter is decided by the US Supreme Court. Trump lost Colorado by 13 percentage points in 2020 and doesn’t need the state to win next year’s presidential election.
But the danger for Trump is that more courts and election officials will follow Colorado’s lead and exclude Trump from must-win states, according to Associated Press. 2024 is a year of election extravaganza: Taking a look at top 6 national polls Notably, Colorado's governors and both US senators are Democrats. Biden won the state and its nine electoral votes in 2020, and Hillary Clinton, the Democratic nominee in 2016, was victorious in 2016.
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