Former President Donald Trump should be removed from Illinoisā primary ballot, but the decision should be left to the courts, a retired judge recommended Sunday to the stateās election board, arguing that it was clear Trump engaged in insurrection in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
The Illinois State Board of Elections is expected to consider the recommendation Tuesday. Attorneys for Trump and citizens seeking to keep the Republican former president off the ballot presented their arguments Friday before the hearing officer, Clark Erickson. The retired longtime Kankakee County judge is a Republican.
The Illinois effort to keep Trump off the March ballot is similar to those filed in several other states. The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments next month in an historic Colorado Supreme Court ruling to remove Trump from that stateās ballot. The case presents the high court with its first look at a provision of the 14th Amendment barring some people who āengaged in insurrectionā from holding public office.
Ericksonās 21-page recommendation concluded that a āpreponderance of the evidenceā presented proves that Trump engaged in insurrection.
If heās removed from the ballot heās also ineligible as a write in vote.
I didnāt know that, the way they word these headlines sounded like he was still eligible for the delegates/nomination just not the advertisement on the ballot.
Thanks for the info.