The proper venue for determining Trump’s elgibility to serve is in the courts.
could be tossed on procedural grounds before the Supreme Court reaches any relevant substantive interpretation of the 14th Amendment. In that case, it’s possible state courts would be the final arbiters regarding candidate eligibility, and election officers like me would be charged with carrying out our state courts’ rulings.
That’s why in Michigan, unless a court rules otherwise, Donald Trump will be on the ballot for our Republican presidential primary on Feb. 27, 2024. In 2020, democracy prevailed against a historic effort to undermine it because people of integrity, on both sides of the aisle and in all three branches of government, enforced the guardrails and laws. Not only state and local election officials but also lawmakers, judges, poll workers and attorneys worked to make sure that every vote was counted and democracy prevailed.
We will succeed again if the courts continue to serve as the proper forum for determining legal issues such as the one now before us — and if secretaries of state remain focused on their role as champions, and guardians, of the democratic process.The Washington Post accepts opinion articles on any topic. We welcome submissions on local, national and international issues. We publish work that varies in length and format, including multimedia.
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