Minnesota and Colorado , Seek to Bar Trump From 2024 Ballot.<br />The Minnesota trial to remove <br />former President Donald Trump from the 2024 <br />ballot has begun at the state's Supreme Court.<br />The Minnesota trial to remove <br />former President Donald Trump from the 2024 <br />ballot has begun at the state's Supreme Court.<br />NBC reports that the Minnesota lawsuit and a separate <br />Colorado case seek to have Trump removed from the <br />ballot for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. .<br />NBC reports that the Minnesota lawsuit and a separate <br />Colorado case seek to have Trump removed from the <br />ballot for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. .<br />The lawsuits claim Trump violated <br />Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, which bars <br />anyone who has “engaged in insurrection <br />or rebellion” from holding office. .<br />The lawsuits claim Trump violated <br />Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, which bars <br />anyone who has “engaged in insurrection <br />or rebellion” from holding office. .<br />In September, election reform group Free Speech <br />for People, representing a group of Minnesota voters, <br />filed a lawsuit against Secretary of State Steve Simon. .<br />In September, election reform group Free Speech <br />for People, representing a group of Minnesota voters, <br />filed a lawsuit against Secretary of State Steve Simon. .<br />The lawsuit claims that Simon rejected letters from Free <br />Speech for People demanding that the state's highest <br />court take action and remove Trump from the ballot. .<br />The lawsuit claims that Simon rejected letters from Free <br />Speech for People demanding that the state's highest <br />court take action and remove Trump from the ballot. .<br />NBC reports that Simon has maintained that <br />the secretary of state lacks the authority <br />to bar a candidate from running for office. .<br />In the case of presidential candidates, <br />the major political parties will submit <br />names of candidates to our office <br />for the Presidential Nomination <br />Primary by January 2, 2024. , Steve Simon, Minnesota Secretary of State, via NBC.<br />Those submissions will appear <br />on the ballot for the March 5, 2024, <br />contest unless a court says otherwise. , Steve Simon, Minnesota Secretary of State, via NBC.<br />NBC reports that similar legal challenges revolving <br />around the 14th Amendment have been filed in other <br />states, including Michigan, Arizona and New Hampshire.
