{"id":8110,"date":"2024-01-05T17:58:14","date_gmt":"2024-01-05T18:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=8110"},"modified":"2024-01-05T19:04:55","modified_gmt":"2024-01-05T19:04:55","slug":"trumps-access-to-illinois-ballot-challenged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=8110","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s Access to Illinois\u2019 Ballot Challenged"},"content":{"rendered":"

This post originally appeared at https:\/\/www.wisconsinrightnow.com\/trumps-access-to-illinois-ballot-challenged\/<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Shenna<\/p>\n

With former President Donald Trump\u2019s access to Illinois\u2019 primary ballot being challenged, it\u2019s possible his name could appear on the Republican ticket but with a condition.<\/p>\n

Nominating petitions for presidential electors are being filed this week to the Illinois State Board of Elections. Elections board spokesman Matt Dietrich said the board can\u2019t discuss the nature of objections.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause we do not release anything related to objections until they are in the hands of a hearing officer,\u201d Dietrich told The Center Square. \u201cThat\u2019s not going to happen until Jan. 17.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Chicago Sun-Times reports that objectors, using the 14th Amendment, claim that Trump is barred for encouraging protestors to storm the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Trump has appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court similar moves from Colorado and Maine.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s time to put a STOP to all of these vicious attempts to REMOVE my name from the ballot,\u201d Trump said in a fundraising email. \u201cThat\u2019s why my attorneys have officially APPEALED to the SUPREME COURT to keep my name on the 2024 ballot once and for all.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dietrich said Illinois’ objections will be given to a hearing officer, with a recommendation eventually to be made to the bipartisan elections board.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo you cannot have \u2026 one party unilaterally making any decisions,\u201d Dietrich said. \u201cIt takes at least five votes to make a board order effective.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dietrich said it\u2019s likely Trump\u2019s name will be certified for the ballot Jan. 30, but with a note that an objection is pending. Whatever the outcome of the elections board, it\u2019s expected the case could be taken to the Illinois courts.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd that can wind its way all the way up to the Illinois Supreme Court if necessary,\u201d he said. \u201cSo it\u2019s possible that\u2019s what could happen with this case.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Illinois GOP said it doesn\u2019t take sides in primaries.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe believe the people, not activist courts, should choose who represents them in the White House,\u201d Illinois GOP Chairman Don Tracy said in a statement to The Center Square. \u201cThis attempt to remove President Trump from the ballot without due process is an anti-democracy attempt to limit the voting rights of Illinois citizens and should be dismissed outright.\u201d<\/p>\n

The primary in Illinois is March 19. The General Election is Nov. 5.<\/p>\n

Kevin Bessler contributed to this report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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