{"id":2285232,"date":"2024-06-28T10:36:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T14:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-is-donald-trump-excluded-from-texas-ballot-due-to-the-states-constitution\/"},"modified":"2024-06-28T10:37:13","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T14:37:13","slug":"fact-check-is-donald-trump-excluded-from-texas-ballot-due-to-the-states-constitution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-is-donald-trump-excluded-from-texas-ballot-due-to-the-states-constitution\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Is Donald Trump Excluded From Texas Ballot Due To The State\u2019s Constitution?"},"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\">28<\/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%2Ffact-check-is-donald-trump-excluded-from-texas-ballot-due-to-the-states-constitution%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=2285232&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--><p>A post on Threads claimed that ex-President Donald Trump is\u2062 ineligible to appear on\u2064 the\u200c Texas\u200d ballot because of\u200d a\u2062 felony conviction. The post included an image purportedly from the Texas Constitution. However, this statement is false; there are no such provisions in the Texas or U.S. Constitution regarding felony convictions\u2064 and presidential eligibility. The U.S. Constitution only requires a presidential candidate to be a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gina-loudon-its-official-president-trump-will-win-in-2024\/\" title=\"Gina Loudon: It&#039;s Official: President Trump Will Win in 2024\">natural born citizen<\/a>, \u200cat least\u2064 35 \u2063years old, and a\u2063 resident \u2062of the U.S. for at least 14 years. Despite Trump&#8217;s \u2062recent conviction on 34 counts of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/are-the-charges-brought-against-the-trump-organizations-cfo-part-of-a-witch-hunt-experts-weigh-in\/\" title=\"Are The Charges Brought Against The Trump Organization\u2019s CFO Part Of A Witch Hunt? Experts Weigh In\">falsifying business records<\/a> and an upcoming sentencing,\u2062 these do not impact his constitutional eligibility to appear on the\u2063 ballot.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\">\n<p><span>An image <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@tim4chris\/post\/C7-DP4UOEF7\"><span>shared on Threads<\/span><\/a><span>  claims former President Donald Trump cannot appear on the Texas ballot due to being convicted of a felony.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote id=\"ig-tp-C7-DP4UOEF7\" data-text-post-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@tim4chris\/post\/C7-DP4UOEF7\" data-text-post-version=\"0\">\n<div>\n<p>Post by @tim4chris<\/p>\n<p>View on Threads<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The referenced passage is not actually in the Texas Constitution. The U.S. Constitution states the only three requirements to become president are to be a natural born U.S. citizen, be at least&nbsp; 35 years old and have been a U.S. resident for at least 14 years.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Trump was convicted on 34 counts of falsifying business records last month and is scheduled to be sentenced July 11, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-gag-order-ruling-hush-money-new-york-cd8e983664e238385572b9b6dff909ad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AP News<\/a>. A Manhattan judge recently modified Trump&rsquo;s gag order, allowing him to comment publicly on witnesses and jurors in the trial as it is now ended, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>The Threads post claims Trump is not allowed on the Texas ballot due to its constitution. The post shared an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-billie-eilish-say-she-wanted-to-be-poor-so-she-can-relate-to-most-of-her-fans\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Did Billie Eilish Say She \u2018Wanted To Be Poor\u2019 So She Can \u2018Relate To Most Of\u2019 Her Fans?\">image allegedly showing<\/a> a section taken from the Texas Constitution.<\/p>\n<p>Highlighted text reads, &ldquo;Texas law prohibits any person convicted of a felony from being a candidate for public office or holding any public office position. A full pardon restores eligibility to run for office.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A screenshot of a post commenting on this reads, &ldquo;Trump can&rsquo;t be on the Texas ballot because of our state constitution.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><span>The post is inaccurate, however. The highlighted part in the Threads image appears on the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.txwp.uscourts.gov\/supervision-civil-rights-restoration\/index.html\"><span>website<\/span><\/a><span>  for the U.S. Probation Office for the Western District of Texas. Contrary to the post&rsquo;s claim, the passage does not actually appear in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tlc.texas.gov\/docs\/legref\/TxConst.pdf\"><span>Texas Constitution<\/span><\/a><span>. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/06\/21\/fact-check-did-donald-trump-oversee-record-low-unemployment-for-african-americans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Did Donald Trump Oversee Record Low Unemployment For African Americans?)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/constitution.congress.gov\/browse\/essay\/artII-S1-C5-1\/ALDE_00013692\/\"><span>The Constitution<\/span><\/a><span>  says, &ldquo;No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States.&rdquo; Trump can still run for president, as these are the only qualifications needed to become president, according to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/05\/30\/politics\/can-trump-still-run-for-president-what-matters\/index.html\"><span>CNN<\/span><\/a><span>.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Check Your Fact has contacted a spokesperson for the Texas Secretary of State for comment and will update this piece accordingly if one is received.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An image on Threads falsely claims that Donald Trump is ineligible for the Texas ballot due to a felony conviction. This is incorrect; the Texas Constitution does not contain this provision. The U.S. Constitution outlines only three presidential requirements: being a natural-born citizen, at least 35 years old, and a U.S. resident for 14 years<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":613,"featured_media":2285233,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2158190433-scaled-e1719517367920.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32319,20554,13420,33180,33179],"class_list":["post-2285232","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-donald-trump","tag-exclusion","tag-fact-check","tag-state-constitution","tag-texas-ballot"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2158190433-scaled-e1719517367920.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2285232","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\/613"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2285232"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2285232\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2285233"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2285232"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2285232"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2285232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}