Illinois Voters Join Fight to Keep Trump Off Ballot

Five Illinois voters have formally called on the state Board of Elections to bar Donald Trump from the ballot in the state’s primary election on March 19 and the general election on Nov. 5, becoming the 34th state to challenge his candidacy.

That’s according to WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times, which cited a filing on Thursday that lays out their arguments. Just like several other states across the nation, they say his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot is a violation of the 14th Amendment’s provision blocking insurrectionists from holding public office.

Described by their lawyers as a “diverse group of voters,” they’ve teamed up with the non-partisan organization Free Speech for People and two Chicago law firms, according to the report.

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