Secs Of State Resist Push To Block Trump From Ballot

Axios reports:

Activists’ push to block Donald Trump from being on the presidential ballot in several states hasn’t gained traction, as state elections officials have been reluctant to act without courts weighing in first. “We’re not the eligibility police. We are responsible for ensuring that basic facts are met to get someone on the ballot,” Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (D) told Axios.

Groups in at least eight states have urged elections officials to disqualify Trump based on Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, which bans anyone who’s taken part in a rebellion against the government from holding a state or federal office. As secretaries of state have resisted acting unilaterally to ban Trump, they are looking to the courts to rule on whether his actions leading to the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021 are disqualifying.

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