RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – Just as the U.S. Supreme Court began hearing arguments Thursday regarding former President Donald Trump’s eligibility to be on the ballot, a Democratic state senator announced he’ll file a bill to give state election officials the clear authority to remove presidential candidates.
State Sen. Jay Chaudhuri (D-Wake) shared a draft of the bill, which would give the NC State Board of Elections authority to review the challenge of a presidential candidate’s eligibility.
You can view the draft of the bill below:
“Really, I think it’s important for us to step away from looking not just at Donald Trump but anybody, it doesn’t matter if you’re Democrat or Republican, about whether they’ve engaged in insurrection or not,” said Sen. Chaudhuri.
The senator’s bill would allow the NCSBE to look at issues involving the insurrection clause of the 14th Amendment as well as other matters of eligibility under the Constitution, including age and citizenship.