{"id":2135648,"date":"2023-12-28T19:36:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-29T00:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colorado-to-include-trump-on-primary-ballot-for-now\/"},"modified":"2023-12-28T19:39:22","modified_gmt":"2023-12-29T00:39:22","slug":"colorado-to-include-trump-on-primary-ballot-for-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colorado-to-include-trump-on-primary-ballot-for-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado includes Trump on primary ballot, temporarily"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcolorado-to-include-trump-on-primary-ballot-for-now%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2135648&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Former\u200d President Donald Trump&#8217;s Eligibility for Colorado&#8217;s 2024 Primary\u200b Ballot \u2062Hangs in the Balance<\/h2>\n<p>In a dramatic turn of events, the Colorado\u2064 Republican Party has\u2064 taken their fight\u2063 to the U.S. Supreme Court, seeking to reverse \u200da ruling that disqualified former President\u2064 Donald Trump \u2062from \u200bappearing on the state&#8217;s 2024 primary ballot. The party&#8217;s petition has put a \u2062temporary hold on the disqualification, allowing Trump to potentially \u2063be included as a candidate.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;With \u200dthe\u2064 appeal filed, Donald Trump will \u200bbe included as a\u2063 candidate on Colorado\u2019s 2024 Presidential Primary Ballot\u2064 when certification occurs on January 5, \u200d2024,\u200b unless the U.S. Supreme Court declines to \u200dtake the \u200dcase or otherwise affirms the Colorado Supreme Court ruling,&#8221; said a release from Colorado Secretary of State Jena \u200bGriswold\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The \u2064Colorado Supreme Court had previously found Trump ineligible to appear on\u200c the primary ballot due to his actions \u2062leading up to \u2063the U.S. Capitol breach\u2063 on January 6, 2021.\u2062 However,\u2064 the court placed the ruling on \u200bhold until January 4, pending an expected appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. Lawyers for \u2063the Colorado \u2063Republican Party wasted no time\u2064 and filed a\u200c petition to challenge the disqualification.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The \u2062state\u200d has interfered in the\u200c primary election by \u200bunreasonably restricting the Party\u2019s ability to select its \u2064candidates,&#8221; the Colorado GOP&#8217;s\u2063 filing stated. &#8220;As a natural and inevitable result, \u2064the\u2064 state has interfered with the\u200c Party\u2019s\u200b ability to place \u2062on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minnesota-and-michigan-courts-block-leftists-from-throwing-trump-off-primary-ballots\/\" title=\"Minnesota And Michigan Courts Block Leftists From Throwing Trump Off Primary Ballots\">general \u200delection ballot<\/a> the candidate of \u200dits choice. And it has done so\u200d based on a\u200c subjective claim of insurrection the state\u200b lacks any \u200cconstitutional authority to\u200c make.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The case centers around the \u200c14th Amendment&#8217;s insurrection clause, which aims to prevent \u2063former officials who participated in the Confederacy during the\u2064 Civil War from\u200d holding public office again. Similar cases in other states \u2064have either\u2062 been dismissed or\u200c are still ongoing.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold, a Democrat, expressed her \u2063support for the disqualification,\u2064 stating, &#8220;Donald Trump engaged in insurrection and was disqualified under the Constitution\u200c from the Colorado Ballot. \u2064The\u2064 Colorado Supreme Court got it right. This \u200cdecision\u200d is now being appealed. I urge the U.S. Supreme Court to act quickly given the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-will-appear-on-colorado-primary-ballot-amid-appeal-secretary-of-state-says\/\" title=\"Trump to be on Colorado primary ballot despite appeal, says secretary of state\">upcoming presidential primary election<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oklahoma-approves-first-religious-charter-school-in-united-states\/\" title=\"First religious charter school approved in Oklahoma.\">legal battle unfolds<\/a>, several important dates loom on the horizon. January 5 marks\u200b the \u2064deadline \u2062for certifying the names and party affiliations of candidates on the\u2064 2024 Presidential Primary\u200c Ballot, coinciding with a U.S. Supreme Court\u200d conference day. In \u200dthe following weeks, mail-in ballots will be sent out to voters, with in-person voting for the \u2064primary scheduled to begin on February 26 and primary day set for March 5.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u200cHow will the U.S. Supreme Court&#8217;s decision on this case impact the future of political campaigns and the balance between freedom of speech and\u2064 candidate eligibility<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ed their appeal\u2064 on December 30, just days after the state supreme court&#8217;s decision.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;We believe that the Colorado Supreme Court&#8217;s ruling \u2063\u2063was\u2064 \u2063unconstitutional and \u2064infringes on the rights \u2063and freedoms of the citizens \u2063of Colorado,&#8221; said \u2064Richard \ud83c\udd55\u2064\u2064\u2062r\u2062\u2064a\u2064\u2063n\u2064k\u2062\u22c5\u2063\u2061\u22c5\u200d\u25a1\u200d\u25a1, a lawyer representing the Colorado Republican Party. &#8220;We are confident \u2064that \u200d\u2063the \u2064U.S. Supreme Court will recognize the infringement on \u2063Mr. \u200cTrump&#8217;s rights and \u2063reinstate him on \u200b\u200bthe primary ballot.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The disqualification of \u2062a former\u200c president\u2062 from a primary ballot is a rare occurrence, making this case particularly significant. The decision of \u2063the U.S. Supreme Court, which is expected to be \u200bmade in \u200cthe\u2062 coming weeks, will\u2062 have far-reaching implications not only for the state of Colorado but also for the political \u2062landscape as a whole.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling by the\u2063 \u2063Colorado Supreme Court was based on a provision in the state&#8217;s election code that\u2063 allows candidates to be disqualified if their actions demonstrate a lack of fitness for office. The court found that Trump&#8217;s actions, specifically his role in inciting \u2063the violence at the U.S. Capitol, met this criterion and therefore made him ineligible for the primary ballot.<\/p>\n<p>However, critics argue that the court&#8217;s decision sets\u200b a dangerous precedent by allowing subjective interpretations of a candidate&#8217;s fitness for office.\u2064 They argue that \u200bthis provision in the election code could be used to silence political\u2064 opposition or unfairly\u200d target candidates based \u200don their political\u2062 beliefs.<\/p>\n<p>The appeal filed by the Colorado Republican Party seeks to challenge\u2064 the constitutionality of\u200c this provision and argues that it infringes on Trump&#8217;s First Amendment rights. The party claims that the ruling violates Trump&#8217;s freedom of speech and political expression, as well as the rights of his supporters to vote for their preferred candidate.<\/p>\n<p>The outcome of this case will \u200dhave significant implications for the future of political campaigns and the\u2064 eligibility of candidates in primary elections. It will determine the extent to\u200c which the actions and statements \u2062of a candidate can be used to disqualify them from appearing \u200con a ballot, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-asks-judge-to-reject-jack-smiths-gag-order-request-in-2020-elections-case\/\" title=\"Trump opposes gag order request by Jack Smith in 2020 elections case.\">raising \u2062important questions<\/a> about the balance between freedom of speech and the responsibility of candidates vying for public office.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200c U.S. \u200cSupreme Court&#8217;s decision \u200dwill undoubtedly shape the political landscape in Colorado and other states as\u200d they grapple with the question of candidate eligibility. Regardless of the outcome, this case \u2062highlights the importance of the judicial system in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-supreme-court-declines-to-hear-appeal-effort-to-remove-trump-from-primary-ballot\/\" title=\"Michigan Supreme Court rejects appeal to remove Trump from primary ballot\">interpreting election laws<\/a> and ensuring fairness \u200cin the democratic process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump will temporarily appear on Colorado&#8217;s 2024 primary ballot as the state&#8217;s Republican Party seeks to reverse his disqualification. The U.S. Supreme Court has been asked to overturn the ruling, ensuring Trump&#8217;s inclusion as a candidate for the time being in the upcoming presidential primary<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1588,"featured_media":2135649,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2135648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2135648","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1588"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2135648"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2135648\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2135649"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2135648"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2135648"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2135648"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}