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Chicago Sun-Times
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Dave McKinney | WBEZ Chicago

Illinois’ election board fields questions about knocking Trump off March primary ballot

Illinois’ elections board says it has received inquiries about blocking Donald Trump from the March presidential primary ballot on constitutional grounds. (Getty)

As efforts intensify nationally to knock former President Donald Trump off the 2024 ballot on constitutional grounds, Illinois’ elections board says it, too, has received inquiries about blocking him.   

But a top state election official says it would be up to Illinois’ judiciary, not the State Board of Elections, to ultimately decide whether Trump’s role in the Jan. 6 insurrection disqualifies him as a candidate for president.

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