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Story · December 19, 2023

Colorado Supreme Court rules Trump disqualified from primary ballot, stays order for appeal

By The Daily Fuckup Newsroom · From Trump’s December 19, 2023: the ballot blowup and the fraud pile-on

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Colorado’s Supreme Court ruled on Dec. 19, 2023, that Donald Trump is disqualified from the state’s Republican primary ballot under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. The court also stayed its own ruling until Jan. 4, 2024, unless the U.S. Supreme Court acted first, so the decision did not immediately take effect. citeturn0search0turn0search1

The justices said Trump’s conduct connected to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol brought him within the Constitution’s disqualification clause. Their decision marked a first for a state supreme court in the Trump ballot litigation and pushed the issue into the federal courts. citeturn0search0turn0search1

The practical effect on Dec. 19 was limited by the stay. Colorado election officials were not required to treat Trump as off the ballot unless the stay expired or a higher court left the ruling in place. Trump then sought review at the U.S. Supreme Court, which later took up the case. citeturn0search0turn0search1

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