Trump was removed from the ballot on Wednesday for his role in the storming of the Capitol on January 6, 2021. The judge ruled that Trump violated the counterinsurgency clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the US Constitution. For this reason, he will not be allowed to participate in the Illinois elections on March 19.
The same ruling was previously issued in Maine and Colorado. The former president also appealed these decisions. Trump appealed Colorado's decision to the Supreme Court. The state of Maine has suspended Trump's expulsion pending the Supreme Court's ruling.
In other states, politicians and judges also had to make decisions about Trump's election participation. The Michigan Supreme Court decided not to exclude Trump from the ballot. A Democratic minister from California announced that Trump is also participating in the elections in that state.
Many states are awaiting the US Supreme Court's ruling. This will likely be decisive regarding the question of whether Trump can participate in the presidential election later this year.
