By Maria Ortiz
Dec 28, 2023, 18:31 PM EST
The Colorado Secretary of State will include the former president donald trump on the primary ballot Colorado of the 2024 elections after that state’s Republican Party filed an appeal with the Supreme Court.
The Colorado Republican Party on Wednesday filed an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court, after the Colorado Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that former President Donald Trump’s candidacy in the state’s primary next year is barred on constitutional grounds.
The decision not to allow Donald Trump to appear on the Colorado ballot was based on the former president had unconstitutionally participated in an “insurrection” against the United States government on January 6, 2021.
Section 3 of the 14th Amendment includes a clause prohibiting those who have taken the oath from being elected again to govern if they have violated the Constitution by having “participated in an insurrection or rebellion.”
The Colorado Supreme Court decision explicitly stated that Secretary of State Jena Griswold “cannot include President Trump’s name on the 2024 presidential primary ballot, nor can she count write-in votes cast in his favor.”
But the court suspended its decision until January 4, to allow further appeals.
And as Colorado Republicans appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, This decision was suspended.
Following the appeal, Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold announced in a statement that will include Trump on the primary ballot by the January 5 certification deadline, unless the U.S. Supreme Court uphold the lower court’s ruling or refuse to take the case.
“With the appeal filed, Donald Trump will be included as a candidate on the 2024 Colorado presidential primary ballot when certification occurs on January 5, 2024, unless the United States Supreme Court declines to take up the case or upholds otherwise the ruling of the Colorado Supreme Court,” Jena Griswold’s office said in the news release.
Secretary of State Griswold commented in the statement: “Donald Trump participated in an insurrection and was disqualified under the Colorado Constitution from elections. The Colorado Supreme Court got it right. This decision is now being appealed. “I urge the United States Supreme Court to act quickly given the upcoming presidential primaries.”
The Supreme Court has yet to make a decision on the ruling, which would have to happen before the January 5 deadline for both parties to certify the names of candidates for the Colorado ballot.
Keep reading:
– The Colorado Republican Party appealed the decision to remove Trump from the ballot
– Colorado Supreme Court removes Trump from ballot based on 14th Amendment
– What is “section 3” of the 14th amendment of the US Constitution that could disqualify Trump from the presidential race