Kitsap judge declines hearing challenging Trump鈥檚 eligibility for Washington ballot
Jan 16, 2024, 1:00 PM | Updated: 1:01 pm
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KITSAP COUNTY, Wash. 鈥� A Kitsap County judge opted not to hear a challenge to Donald Trump鈥檚 eligibility for the Washington state presidential primary ballot on Tuesday.
The judge intimated that he didn鈥檛 believe his courtroom was the correct venue to tackle the issue.
Petitioners will instead take their case to Thurston County court on Thursday to try again.
The challenge was first filed in Kitsap County last week, contesting Trump鈥檚 eligibility for the ballot based on the insurrection clause in the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. That clause bans any person who has 鈥渆ngaged in insurrection鈥� from holding any elected office without two-thirds approval from the U.S. House and Senate.
Trump鈥檚 eligibility has been challenged in multiple states over his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack at the U.S. Capitol. That includes Colorado, where the state鈥檚 Supreme Court聽.
Since then, the U.S. Supreme Court has聽, with oral arguments set for Thursday, Feb. 8.
