(Washington) The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected an attempt to prevent Donald Trump from appearing on the ballot in the Republican primary for the 2024 presidential election in this northern US state.
“No state law prohibits a major political party from placing on the ballot in the presidential nomination primary a candidate characterized as ineligible,” Chief Justice Natalie Hudson wrote in her decision. , thus refusing the request of voters who demanded that Donald Trump be excluded from the primary and 2024 presidential elections.
The applicants rely on Article 3 of 14e amendment to the Constitution, which prohibits any person from holding public office if he or she engages in “insurrection or rebellion” after pledging to support and defend the Constitution.
The relevance of this legal tool, used considering that Donald Trump violated his oath with the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021, is debated among specialists.
The rejection in Minnesota comes as legal efforts to block the former president from entering the race for the White House are underway in several other states.
Despite its ruling, the Minnesota Supreme Court said it could, however, consider the presidential election petition at a later date if Mr. Trump actually wins the Republican nomination and another petition is filed.
The Republican billionaire must appear in federal court in Washington from March 2024 for his alleged attempts to reverse the result of the 2020 presidential election.