(The Center Square) – A Cook County judge decided former President Donald Trump’s name should be removed from the Illinois primary ballot, but put a hold on the order expecting an appeal. Trump’s campaign said it will “quickly appeal.”
In a 38-page ruling, the circuit court judge said the Illinois State Board of Elections’ unanimous decision to keep Trump on the ballot is overturned.
A group of objectors challenged Trump’s access to the March 19 Illinois primary ballot alleging the former Republican president instigated an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and is ineligible to be elected president. Last month, the state elections board denied their objection. The group appealed to the state circuit court in Cook County.
Wednesday, Cook County Circuit Court Judge Tracie Porter pointed to the Colorado Supreme Court’s action to remove Trump from that state’s ballot based on the 14th Amendment’s insurrectionist clause, saying it’s “persuasive law” and the court may consider it as precedent.
“Until the U.S. Supreme Court renders a decision in the Anderson v. Griswold case, now pending before it, reviewing courts are still under a constitutional obligation to apply and interpret the law, and especially, continue the momentum of the electoral process in light of the March general primary elections,” Porter said.
Trump’s objectors “have met their burden by preponderance of the evidence,” Porter said. Her ruling also said that the state elections board “was clearly erroneous in denying” the objection, that the board was in error “finding that the Respondent-Candidate’s Nominations Papers, including his Statement of Candidacy was valid” and the board’s decision to keep Trump on the ballot “is reversed.”
The judge ordered the Illinois State Board of Elections to remove Trump from the March 19 ballot, but put a hold on her order until March 1, “in anticipation of an appeal.”
Trump’s campaign promised to appeal, saying political groups are attempting to interfere with the election and deny Trump “his rightful place on the ballot.”
“Today, an activist Democrat judge in Illinois summarily overruled the state’s board of elections and contradicted earlier decisions from dozens of other state and federal jurisdictions,” said Trump spokesman Steven Cheung. “This is an unconstitutional ruling that we will quickly appeal. In the meantime, President Trump remains on the Illinois ballot, is dominating the polls, and will Make America Great Again!”
Trump has already dominated Republican primaries and caucuses in several other states, becoming the Republican party’s presumptive nominee.
Where are the peasants with pitchforks, hot tar and feathers when you need them to run corrupt judges and politicians out of town on a rail? Just another blowhard from the WIndy city, lining up for her 15 minutes of fame,,,make that infamy. It’s more “We’re back in the USSR, you don’t know how lucky you are” Beetle brained chanting exercise.
AT what point in time, does the GOP GROW A SPINE and start calling this for what it is. ELECTION INTERFERENCE and voter suppression?
They have turned the Land of Lincoln, ILLINOIS into the land of the socially ILL and criminally ANOYED.
As i often call that state. ILL no noise.
How can you punish someone for a crime for which he has never even been charged, let alone convicted? As soon as I saw this “judge” was from Cook County, I knew she would never judge fairly. At least she has the good sense to realize her utterly-biased ruling will be swiftly overturned.
LIBERALS care not about the law..
insurrection? The Treasonous, dishonorable, self-righteous, unethical, corrupt Democrat Judges fantasize about Donald Trump committing insurrection. BUT Donald Trump never commited or has been charged with or convicted of insurrection.
This is exactly like the disgraceful Nancy Pelosi’s phony impeachment .
Former Democrat Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi admitted the unfortunate truth
about her orchestrate and fabricated President Trump’s impeachment “farce”
– It hinges on witness’s “allegations” not “proof”.
It’s Not A Question” Of “Proof”, It’s About “Allegations”
https://youtu.be/7dzhIxeF204
Democrats bring allegations that a Prince is a frog….. Poof… to Democrats the Prince is a frog. I wonder if a Princess’s kiss will bring him back to a Prince?
The 14th amendment DOESN’T say ‘convicted’! It just says giving aide & comfort to insurrectionists DISQUALIFIES!! [ But then again MAGA DOESN’T go by EVIDENCE it runs on EMOTION alone]
You really need to bone up on your research. Especially Democrat/Marxist office holders.
Prince of sandwiches and a snoopy free lunch.
How in the world can any State official invalidate a candidate running for any federal office? This woman is nuts and must be dealt accordingly, she is incompetent and must be removed from office.
BECAUSE ITS against trump.. SO RULES, laws and the like don’t matter. JUST THEIR rabid hate of Don does.
Innocent until proven guilty So trump is innocent because he has not been found guilty of insurrection. That’s the law Now if you wanna say insurrection then you gotta call black lives matter and antifa Riots and insurrections. Since they attacked police stations in city halls which are government buildings Or government institutions then that is a form of insurrection. Giving aid is helping them get out of jail So Harris cannot run For giving aid to Black lives matter antifa insurrectionist.