A group of voters in Minnesota are trying to bar Trump from the 2024 ballot under the 14th Amendment, alleging he violated his oath of office by inciting the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack.

The trial over an effort in Minnesota to keep former President Donald Trump off of the 2024 ballot began Thursday at the state Supreme Court as a similar case continued in Colorado.

The lawsuits in both states allege Trump should be barred from the 2024 ballot for his conduct leading up to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. They argue Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election results violated Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, which says no one who has “engaged in insurrection or rebellion” after swearing an oath to support and defend the Constitution can hold office.

A group of Minnesota voters, represented by the election reform group Free Speech for People, sued in September to remove Trump from the state ballot under the 14th Amendment provision. The petitioners include former Minnesota Secretary of State Joan Growe and former state Supreme Court Justice Paul H. Anderson.

  • @[email protected]
    25•1 year ago

    Minnesota is pretty great. I moved up here from Florida while Rick “Defraud Medicare” Scott was governor, people kinda thought I was nuts but it’s become pretty clear that was an excellent decision.

    • @motor_spirit
      2•1 year ago

      Florida is a wild place where you go to test your immune system it seems. A safe haven for REAL PATRIOTS.

    • eric
      -18•1 year ago

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      • @rockSlayer
        24•1 year ago

        Rick Scott was a Florida governor

        • eric
          -24•1 year ago

          I’m aware, but that doesn’t really answer the question I asked.

          Edit: lol at everyone downvoting a genuine question. It’s pathetic how angry people get when someone is confused. The Lemmy community is quickly becoming exactly like Reddit in some of its most toxic qualities.