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California Lt. Gov. calls for state to ‘explore every legal option’ to remove Trump from ‘24 ballotA day after the Colorado Supreme Court disqualified former President Donald Trump from appearing on the state’s ballots in 2024, California Lieutenant Gov. Eleni Kounalakis is asking the Golden State’s Secretary of State to "explore every legal option" to do the same.
Kounalakis sent a letter to Secretary of State Shirley Weber, dated Wednesday, Dec. 20, and referencing Colorado’s recent ruling which stated Trump was ineligible to appear on the state’s ballot as a presidential candidate because of his role in "inciting an insurrection" on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
"This decision is about honoring the rule of law in our country and protecting the fundamental pillars of our democracy," Kounalakis, who launched a campaign to run for California governor in 2026, wrote. "Specifically, the Colorado Supreme Court held in Anderson v. Griswold (2023 CO 63) that Trump’s insurrection disqualifies him under section three of the Fourteenth Amendment to stand for presidential re-election. Because the candidate is ineligible, the court ruled, it would be a ‘wrongful act’ for the Colorado Secretary of State to list him as a candidate on that state’s presidential primary ballot."
The gubernatorial candidate told the Secretary of State that California "must stand on the right side of history," and is "obligated to determine" if the former president is ineligible to be on the ballot for the same reasons he was deemed ineligible in Colorado....
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/california-lt-gov-calls-state-explore-every-legal-option-remove-trump-ballot
