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BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — On Monday, the Massachusetts Ballot Law Commission rejected attempts to remove Former President Donald Trump’s name from the primary ballot.
In their decision released on Jan. 22, the Commission said that “the objections are dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.”
The objection argued that Trump was not eligible to run for office because he “engaged in rebellion and insurrection against the Constitution in the United States” in reference to the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riots.
Civil rights group Free Speech for the People and Massachusetts-based civil rights firm Lichten & Liss-Riordan filed the objection on Jan. 4, citing Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, also known as the Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause.
Other states have been attempting to pass similar disqualifications based on objections to Trump’s eligibility for the 2024 presidential race. The U.S. Supreme Court plans to give their opinion on recent rulings like the state of Colorado’s which banned Trump from their ballot.
WBZ's Jim MacKay (@JimMacKayOnAir) reports.
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