The Colorado Supreme Court ruled that former President Donald Trump will not be on the state's 2024 election ballot in a historic move this week.
Other states have explored similar moves, with New York ready to reconsider a similar measure.
What Happened: Members of the Republican party are rallying in support behind Trump, who will not be on the Colorado state ballot for the 2024 election pending an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court and a consideration to move from a primary to a caucus in the state.
The Colorado Supreme Court cited the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riots and the role played by Trump as a violation of the 14th Amendment and its provision against insurrection.
The ruling cited Trump seeking to get Vice President Mike Pence and Congress to stop the counting of the electoral votes and to change the outcome of the 2020 election. The majority in the 4-3 ruling said the actions were Trump's "direct participation in the insurrection."
The state of New York is one of several states that have pending cases related to Trump and the 14th Amendment.
Democratic New York State Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal shared that the state could be next to get Trump removed from ballots.
"New York is next," Hoylman-Sigal tweeted, sharing an article on the decision by the Colorado Supreme Court.
Hoylman-Sigal is one of several Democratic senators in New York who wrote a letter to the Board of Elections in the state seeking to keep Trump from the state ballot for the 2024 election, citing his role in the Jan. 6 insurrection.
"The January 6 insurrection was a violent uprising against the United States that tragically resulted in loss of multiple lives," the letter read, as shared by the New York Post.
The letter went on to say that the events of Jan. 6 were "led, facilitated and encouraged by Trump."
The state senator spoke with the New York Post this week sharing more on why Trump should be off the 2024 election ballot.
"Trump is an insurrectionist and ineligible for the presidency because of his actions on January 6. It's incumbent in states to enforce Section 3 of the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution and ban Trump from the ballot," Hoylman-Sigal told The Post. "I hope New York will be next."
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Why It's Important: Benzinga recently shared that there were at least 35 cases filed in the U.S. related to disqualifying Trump from ballots related to the 14th Amendment. Over a dozen cases are currently pending in court ahead of the 2024 election.
States that had cases against Trump that were dismissed include Florida, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire and Rhode Island.
One case in Michigan that was dismissed has a second appeal. The case against Trump in Minnesota sought to block him from the primary ballots, but tried to get the secretary of state to remove him instead of focusing on the 14th Amendment, which could lead to future challenges if Trump becomes the Republican nominee.
Other states saw cases voluntarily withdrawn before they reached the courts including the states of California, Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Montana, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Utah.
States that still have pending cases related to the 14th Amendment that could see Trump off the ballot include the states of Alaska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
Benzinga recently reported the Michigan Court of Appeals rejected a notion to stop Trump from being on the 2024 state primary ballot. The court upheld two lower court rulings but did not deliberate on the insurrection clause claim related to the 14th Amendment. The Michigan court said selecting primary ballot candidates is a decision that should be made by political parties.
Based on the potential appeal by Trump to the U.S. Supreme Court and more states seeking similar claims to remove the former president from the ballot, the ruling in Colorado is likely far from the last we have heard on the 14th Amendment.
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