Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to conclude that the state can lawfully bar former President Donald Trump from the Republican primary ballot because of his actions in 2020 that culminated in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
The case concerns, among other things, whether Trump “engaged in insurrection” under Section 3 of the Constitution’s 14th Amendment and is therefore prohibited from serving as president.
Griswold, a Democrat who is the top election official in the state, filed a brief ahead of Supreme Court arguments next week that defended Colorado’s process for determining whether candidates are eligible.
Well, yeah. Now, Maine’s SoS’s stance would be relevant, since in her state, it’s a SoS decision to remove him from the ballot. And the core of this case isn’t Trump being removed - that’s already been litigated. The core is ultimately whether or not Colorado (and by implication Maine and every other state) has the authority to kick someone off the ballot for being an invalid candidate.
If Scotus rules against Colorado, minors and immigrants will be allowed to get on the ballot. Schwarzenegger should run.