The court turned away an appeal from voters who argue that Trump should be barred from the ballot because of his efforts to subvert the 2020 election.
Michigan’s highest court said Wednesday that Donald Trump can appear on the state’s Republican primary ballot, but the court declined to weigh in for now on whether Trump is eligible to run in the general election and serve again as president.
The court turned away an appeal from Michigan voters who argue that Trump should be barred from the ballot because of his efforts to subvert the 2020 election and stoke violence at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The voters cite a provision of the 14th Amendment that, in some circumstances, bars people from holding public office if they have “engaged in insurrection or rebellion.”
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The Michigan Supreme Court’s order does not prevent the voters from contesting Trump’s eligibility to appear on the general election ballot if he wins the Republican nomination. By then, the U.S. Supreme Court may have definitively resolved the issue.
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Michigan Supreme Court allows Trump to appear on primary ballot https://t.co/e2Js2FQQhR
— POLITICO (@politico) December 27, 2023
JUST IN: The Michigan Supreme Court has rejected consideration of an effort to remove Donald Trump from the 2024 primary ballot, affirming a lower court's ruling that permits a renewed challenge during the general election.
It's a brief order:https://t.co/77MzU1AyTA pic.twitter.com/nxNSRyPxgz
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) December 27, 2023
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