WASHINGTON – Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday that the state can legally bar former President Donald Trump from the 2020 Republican primary ballot for his actions that led to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
The case concerns, among other things, whether Trump has “engaged in sedition” under the 14th Amendment, Section 3 of the Constitution, and is therefore barred from serving as president.
Griswold, a Democrat who is the state’s top election official, appealed short presented arguments to the Supreme Court next week defending Colorado’s process for determining whether candidates are eligible.
“For decades, Colorado has repeatedly relied on this state court procedure to resolve ballot access and other election disputes, including issues of constitutional scope.”
The same state process is used to determine whether presidential candidates are disqualified for other reasons, such as whether they meet the required minimum age of 35, the lawyers added.
The state, they said, “should not be compelled to enter a candidate who has been found by its courts to have violated his oath to support the Constitution by engaging in sedition.”
Trump and six Colorado voters Applicants have already submitted their information.
If Trump is voted out of Colorado, the case will be closely watched as other states could follow suit.