One of the amici in the Trump Colorado ballot access in the U.S. Supreme Court argues that tne Ninth Amendment protects the right to vote for the candidate of one’s choice. See it here. It is filed by 3,000 voters, including some voters from every state.
The Ninth Amendment says, “The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.”
On January 18, former President Donald Trump filed his brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in the Colorado ballot access case, Trump v Anderson, 23-719.
His arguments, in this order, are: (1) Section Three doesn’t apply to president and vice-president; (2) Trump did not engage in insurrection; (3) Section Three needs an implementing law and Congress has never passed such a law; (4) Section Three doesn’t relate to running for office, but holding office; (5) The Colorado challenge statute doesn’t permit a Colorado state court to order the Secretary of State to remove a candidate from a ballot.
The brief does not use the argument that governments cannot interfere with a political party’s process for choosing a nominee, but that is because the Colorado Republican Party is also in the case and the party makes that argument.
The U.S. Supreme Court website lists twenty amici briefs filed in Trump v Anderson, 23-1719, on Thursday, January 18. Anyone can see any of them by going to the U.S. Supreme Court website. Choose “case documents.” Under that, choose “docket search”. Then enter 23-719. Then click on “docket for 23-719”. and there they all are, with clickable links.
One of the challenges to President Joe Biden’s Illinois presidential primary petition is technical. The objector says Biden’s notarized declaration of candidacy was notarized in the District of Columbia, by a D.C. notary. The objector says he should have used an Illinois notary.
In Illinois, every presidential primary candidate needs 3,000 signatures.
