Donald Trump has been removed from a third state’s ballot…
On Wednesday, Cook County Circuit Judge Tracie Porter barred Trump from the Illinois ballot.
The judge’s ruling comes one month after the Illinois State Board of Elections dismissed the anti-Trump challenge.
According to court documents obtained by Fox News, the order urged the board to remove Trump or “cause any votes cast for him to be suppressed,” for violating Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, or the “disqualification clause,” for engaging in insurrection.
Porter’s ruling reverses last month’s decision by the Illinois Board of Elections to keep Trump’s name on the primary ballot after a group of Illinois voters accused the former president of engaging in insurrection.
However, the order is put on hold until Friday, in case of an appeal from Trump’s attorneys to the Illinois Appellate Court, First District or the Illinois Supreme Court.
A campaign spokesperson for Trump issued a statement saying it “is an unconstitutional ruling that we will quickly appeal.”
Last December, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled it would remove Trump from the state’s primary ballot, sparking an immediate outcry from Republicans. (RELATED: Colorado Supreme Court Bans Trump From Ballot)
For the first time, the U.S. Supreme Court is considering the meaning and reach of Section 3 of the Constitution’s 14th Amendment, which bars former officeholders who “engaged in insurrection” from holding public office again.
The 14th Amendment, Section 3 of the Constitution states, “No person shall… hold any office… under the United States… who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States… to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof.”
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