The Minnesota Supreme Court declared today that former President Donald Trump can run in the 2024 presidential primary despite his involvement in the Jan. 6 uprising.
Eligibility of Trump for the next election (Source: Democracy Docket)
Former Pres. Trump Now Eligible For The Next Election
Former Secretary of State Joan Growe, (D) former Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Paul Anderson, and Minnesota voters sued Trump to exclude him from being president. Trump was “constitutionally ineligible” to be president under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, according to the petitioners. Section 3 forbids the election or appointment of a person to state or federal office if they previously held such an office, took an oath, and subsequently “engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof After the Civil War, the amendment prohibits insurrectionists from serving in Congress, state legislatures, the military, or federal or state offices again.
After the 2020 election, Trump “inflamed his supporters” with phony voter fraud charges and attempted repeated coups, according to the petition. After those plans failed, Trump incited an insurrection to prevent Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s election and “illegally extend his tenure in office.” In today’s order, the Minnesota Supreme Court let Trump on the presidential primary ballot. The court called the presidential primary an “internal party election” and found no state law prohibiting a political party from “placing on the presidential nomination primary ballot, or sending delegates to the national convention supporting, a candidate who is ineligible to hold office.”
Trump stayed on the Minnesota presidential primary ballot after the court’s judgment. Trump’s eligibility for the general election ballot was not decided by the court since the issue was not ripe. Trump faces identical eligibility challenges in 21 nationwide cases. It is uncertain if this court’s decision will affect other states. Another Colorado case ended on Nov. 3 and a judge will rule by Thanksgiving. A Michigan court will hear two more 14th Amendment challenges tomorrow.
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