Colorado Secretary Of State Says SCOTUS Shouldn’t Force State To Keep Trump On Ballot

Jena Griswold, Colorado’s secretary of state, on Wednesday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to affirm a decision by the state’s high court to remove Donald Trump from the ballot, citing the insurrection clause of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

The Supreme Court is expected to hear arguments in the case next week after justices decided to take up Trump’s appeal.

Griswold said Colorado’s Election Code is designed in such a way that allows the secretary and state courts to set qualifications for candidates to appear on the ballot.

“This, in turn, guarantees...