Trump Approved for Primary Ballot in New York State

Published on February 7, 2024

Former President Donald Trump has received the green light to be on New York’s GOP presidential primary ballot, though a Democrat state senator is threatening to challenge the decision in court. Two Republicans on the New York State Board of Elections (BOE), who make eligibility decisions for GOP presidential candidates, both voted during a Feb. 6 meeting in Albany to grant President Trump a spot on the state’s 2024 presidential ballot. The BOE decision comes as two states, Maine and Colorado, have moved to block President Trump from their ballots on the grounds of the 14th Amendment. Officials allege that he engaged in “insurrection” by giving an impassioned speech on January 6, 2021, that allegedly encouraged supporters to protest over his claims of a rigged 2020 presidential election....

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