Late this afternoon January 5, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it has agreed to hear the appeal of the Colorado Supreme Court ruling removing ex-President Donald Trump from the state ballot. Just yesterday, Trump had added his own appeal to the appeal filed by the Colorado Republican Party.
Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold. Photo courtesy of Balletpedia.
The Colorado Supreme Court’s ruling said that Trump should be removed under section 3 of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution. This bans people who have engaged in insurrection or provided “aid and comfort” to insurrectionists from running for office. But the Dec. 19 decision was stayed until January 4 to allow time for appeals.
Regardless of that decision, today was the cutoff day for certifying the March primary ballot language, including candidates. According to Colorado Secretary of State Jenna Griswold, “In the absence of a Supreme Court decision, the primary ballot will contain Trump’s name, but Colorado election officials will proceed according to law in their administration of the election.”
Several prominent Republicans have already announced that they hoped that the justices (three of the nine were appointed by Trump) would “do the right thing.”.
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