SAINT PAUL – On March 4, the United States Supreme Court issued an opinion in the case of Donald J. Trump v. Norma Anderson, et. al. The case centered on the decision by the Colorado Supreme Court that under the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, former President Trump was disqualified from holding the office of the president and therefore ineligible to appear on the state’s Republican primary ballot. The U.S. Supreme Court has unanimously determined that state courts do not have the authority to determine who is eligible to be president under the 14th Amendment.
Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon issued the following statement in response:
“The unanimous ruling by the United States Supreme Court provides voters the clarity and finality they deserve. We now know that former President Trump will remain on the Republican Primary ballot across the country – including in Minnesota. Voters are in charge of what happens next.”
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