West Virginia Secretary of State Legal Brief Says Fourteenth Amendment, Section Three, Doesn’t Apply to Presidential Candidates

On October 12, the West Virginia Secretary of State filed a brief in Castro v Warner, s.d., 2:23cv-598. This is one of the lawsuits around the country filed by John Anthony Castro to keep former President Donald Trump off Republican presidential primary ballots.

Among other arguments, the Secretary of State argues that the Fourteenth Amendment, section 3, does not apply to presidential candidates.

The Secretary of State also accuses Castro of dismissing his cases that ended up in front of U.S. District Court Judges appointed by Republican presidents, while pursing his cases that are in front of judges appointed by Democratic presidents. Also the state says Castro does not have standing because even if he is a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, he hasn’t showed that keeping Trump on the ballot helps the Castro campaign. Castro argues that if Trump weren’t allowed to run, that would boost the Castro campaign, but the state says he has no evidence for that.


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West Virginia Secretary of State Legal Brief Says Fourteenth Amendment, Section Three, Doesn’t Apply to Presidential Candidates — 8 Comments

  1. West Virginia is Trumps #1 vote percentage getting state. No way the court is going to kick him off the ballot there. West Virginia is Trump country. Only place I have never seen a Biden for President sign. lol Might vote for Trump in the general election. In the primary will vote for any democratic running against Biden.

  2. Nope. We’re #2:
    2016:
    OK: 65.3%
    WV: 68.7%
    WY: 70.1%

    2020:
    OK: 65.4%
    WV: 68.6%
    WY: 69.9%

  3. HOW MUCH OF WV HAS BEEN LEVELED — DUE TO OLDE COAL MINES COLLAPSING ???

    WHAT PCT OF 16-25 OLDE FOLKS MOVE OUT FROM WV —
    NEVER TO RETURN ???

  4. Jeff Becker on October 16, 2023 at 12:08 pm said: “Nope. We’re #2:”

    Thanks Jeff. I must have got the two numbers switched. I think WV #1 in obesity. lol

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