5 NY Democrat Politicians Urge State Elections Board to Bar Trump From 2024 Ballot

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State senators want the bi-partisan New York State Board of Elections to exclude former President Donald Trump from the 2024 election ballots.

State senators Brad Hoylman-Sigal (D-Manhattan) and Liz Krueger (D-Manhattan) are among the five New York Democrat politicians who want the bi-partisan New York State Board of Elections (NYSBOE) to exclude former President Donald Trump from the 2024 presidential primary and general election ballot.

Ms. Krueger, Mr. Hoylman-Sigal, and three other state senators signed a Dec. 7 letter addressed to NYSBOE co-chairs Peter S. Kosinski and Douglas A. Kellner requesting they comply with their oath to support the U.S. Constitution.

โ€œThe January 6 insurrection was a violent uprising against the United States that tragically resulted in loss of multiple lives,โ€ the letter states. โ€œThat dark day in our nationโ€™s history was led, facilitated, and encouraged by Trump. The Board must not allow those who participated to run again for office against the mandate of the Constitution.โ€

Other politicians who signed the letter included New York state Sens. Timothy M. Kennedy (D-Buffalo), Gustavo Rivera (D-Bronx), and Shelly B. Mayer (D-Mamoroneck).

The NYSBOE is made up of two Republicans and two Democrats.

Mr. Kellner and Commissioner Andrew J. Spano are Democrats while Mr. Kosinski and Commissioner Anthony J. Casale are Republicans.

As a result, Robert Hornak, political consultant with Lexington Public Affairs, is doubtful a consensus vote to keep President Trump off the primary or general election ballot can be reached.

New York stateโ€™s Republican primary is on April 2, 2024, and the general presidential election is on Nov. 5, 2024.

“Why would Republicans tie their own hands assuming President Trump is chosen at the convention,” Mr. Hornak told The Epoch Times. “Why would they want to keep him off the ballot in New York and allow Democrats to run up the popular vote total?”

Mr. Hornak is also the former executive director of the Queens GOP.

The NYSBOE did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

An ‘Insurrection’

The Democrat state senators allege that Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment applies to President Trump because he allegedly “engaged” in the violence that was seen at the Jan. 6 protest at the U.S. Capitol.

Byย Juliette Fairley

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