OLYMPIA, Wash. — An effort to get former President Donald Trump off of Washington state’s presidential primary ballot in March will get its first hearing on Tuesday.
The Washington State Secretary of State’s Office said Friday the challenge, filed on Wednesday, will get a hearing in Kitsap County.
The challenge contests Trump’s eligibility for the office of President under the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
“I am committed to presenting Washingtonians with the opportunity to make their voices heard in the Presidential Primary March 12, which requires printing ballots and sending them to registered voters weeks ahead of Election Day,” Secretary of State Steve Hobbs said. “Our state’s process gives the courts an important role in answering questions about eligibility.”
The secretary of state’s office said the state GOP submitted five names to the March 12 primary ballot, including Trumps, earlier this month.
Challenges to Trump’s appearances on presidential ballots are taking place in states across the country. Colorado’s Supreme Court removed Trump from the Centennial State’s ballots, as did Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows.
The United States Supreme Court is almost certain to have final say on whether Trump can be removed from state’s ballots under the 14th amendment.
