A Cook County judge is ordering the Illinois State Board of Elections to remove former president Donald Trump from the state's primary ballot.
Less than three weeks from the March Primary Election, a Cook County judge is ordering the Illinois State Board of Elections to remove former president Donald Trump from the state's primary ballot.Judge Tracie Porter gave the order Wednesday, urging the board to remove Trump or "cause any votes cast for him to be suppressed," for violating section three of the 14th Amendment, or the "disqualification clause," for engaging in insurrection, according to court documents.
"What this ruling essentially says is that Donald Trump himself is not fit for office, can not serve office and therefore cannot be on the ballot in Illinois to run for office, but technically, when we vote in the primaries in Illinois, we're not voting for the presidential candidate. We're voting for electors who pledge to those candidates to go to the conventions and cast their ballots," Caliendo said.
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