State elections board keeps Trump on Illinois primary ballot
The Jan. 30 vote was unanimous, but the issue now heads to state court.
The suit challenges former president Donald Trump’s candidacy, saying his role in the January 6th insurrection violates the U.S. Constitution. But the Illinois Elections Board has said this is out of its jurisdiction and voted to keep former president Donald Trump on the state’s March primary ballot.
Reset digs into the recent challenge by voters and learns more about the board’s decision to bar that challenge.
GUEST: Mawa Iqbal, WBEZ statehouse reporter
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State elections board keeps Trump on Illinois primary ballot
The Jan. 30 vote was unanimous, but the issue now heads to state court.
The suit challenges former president Donald Trump’s candidacy, saying his role in the January 6th insurrection violates the U.S. Constitution. But the Illinois Elections Board has said this is out of its jurisdiction and voted to keep former president Donald Trump on the state’s March primary ballot.
Reset digs into the recent challenge by voters and learns more about the board’s decision to bar that challenge.
GUEST: Mawa Iqbal, WBEZ statehouse reporter