Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose is warning that the Supreme Court's decision in the Trump ballot dispute could lead to state election officials abusing their authority.
The Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March 4, 2024, where the justices restored Donald Trump to 2024 presidential primary ballots, rejecting state attempts to hold the Republican former president accountable for the Capitol riot. (AP …Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose is warning that the Supreme Court’s decision in the Trump ballot dispute could lead to state election officials abusing their authority.
“This means any secretary of state with the duty to grant ballot access can block a state or local candidate alleged to have violated Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution,” he wrote. A judge removed him from holding office as county commissioner and barred him from holding any office in the future. He appealed to the Supreme Court but the justices declined to hear his case.
Section 3 of the 14th Amendment reads: “No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in...
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