• Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    The Secretary of State is the ultimate arbiter of who gets on a state ballot in most, if not all, states. I don’t know how that could be successfully challenged. It’s part of one of their primary functions.

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      The “ultimate arbiter” who still needs to act within the extent that the constitution allows. If the secretary of state started banning black men from being on the ballot, that would be outside of their scope and could be challenged in federal district court.

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        What section of the Constitution would require Trump to be on the ballot? Quote it please. Because the 14th Amendment suggests he doesn’t belong on it.

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          The Fifth and Fourteenth Amendment (first paragraph) both deal with due process. A federal judge could say the state official is acting outside of the Constitution by not giving him due process.

          You’re also allowed to reply without downvoting. I don’t know why you think that does anything, but this isn’t Reddit.