Arkansas Rules Cenk Uygur Ineligible For 2024 Ballot

The Associated Press reports:

Arkansas election officials on Monday said online news personality Cenk Uygur, who was born in Turkey, can’t appear on the state’s Democratic presidential primary ballot next year.

The determination comes weeks after Uygur proclaimed that he had become the first naturalized citizen on a presidential ballot after filing paperwork with the state and the Arkansas Democratic Party. Uygur’s parents immigrated to the U.S. from Turkey when he was 8.

The Constitution sets simple requirements for president: A candidate must be at least 35 years old and “a natural born citizen.” Several other states, including the early primary states of New Hampshire and Nevada, also have rejected his application to appear on their ballots.

Read the full article. Uygur is vowing to fight the decision.

#Arkansas election officials on Monday said online news personality @cenkuygur, who was born in #Turkey, can’t appear on the state’s @ArkDems presidential primary ballot next year. https://t.co/771AuYxsdE | #arnews #arpx pic.twitter.com/I9Vz3DjWzq

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