Wisconsin officials shut down effort to kick Trump off ballot
BY NICK ROBERTSON - 12/29/23 10:59 AM ETWisconsin election officials have declined to review a complaint attempting to remove former President Trump from the state’s primary ballot, citing the 14th Amendment.
Madison, Wis., brewery owner Kirk Bangstad filed a complaint with the Wisconsin Elections Commission on Thursday, claiming that Trump should be removed from the ballot due to his actions surrounding the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
The commission said the complaint was thrown out for procedural reasons, as it lists members of the commission itself as respondents.
“The complaint was disposed of without consideration by the Commission,” spokesperson Riley Vetterkind said in a statement to media Thursday. “It is the position of the Commission that a complaint against the Commission, against Commissioners in their official capacities, or against Commission staff, warrants an ethical recusal by the body.”
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