[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: Disqualify Trump from the presidential ballot NOW
for attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 election and inciting a
deadly insurrection on January 6!
Dear MoveOn member,
On Tuesday, a federal grand jury indicted Trump for his attempts to
overturn the results of the 2020 election.^1 This is an essential step
toward holding him accountable for inciting a deadly, white
supremacist-led insurrection on January 6, 2021 and attempting to
overthrow the government to remain in power, but this is not over yet.
Trump is still running for president in 2024, and being indicted for
attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 election will not
automatically kick him off the ballot. But the good news is that the 14th
Amendment of the Constitution—ratified in the aftermath of the Civil
War—states that no one who has previously held office in the U.S. and
participates in an insurrection may ever hold public office again.^2 So
now it’s up to us to call on secretaries of state—the officials who
oversee the administration of elections at the state level—to follow the
law, keep Trump off the ballot, and send a clear constitutionally,
grounded message that insurrection has no place in our democracy.
[ [link removed] ]Will you sign the petition to tell your secretary of state in
District of Columbia to follow the Constitution and refuse to certify Trump as
a candidate, for inciting a deadly insurrection?
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Trump refused to concede the 2020 election (still does).^3 He pushed state
officials to illegally change vote counts.^4 He launched a plot to name
fake electors.^5 He tried to pressure his vice president into refusing to
certify the results.^6 He incited a deadly, white supremacist-led
insurrection.^7 And he did this all while knowing that he had legitimately
lost.^8
He is already disqualified. Now our secretaries of state just need to
finish the job, follow the Constitution, and refuse to put him on the
ballot.
[4]Sign the petition
As background, after the Civil War, our Constitution was amended to block
Confederate enslavers from ever holding office again. That provision bars
anyone from running for public office who, after taking an oath to uphold
the Constitution, has engaged in insurrection against the United States.^9
So Trump disqualified himself from running for office again when he
incited an insurrection in a failed attempt to steal the 2020 election.
And now that he has been indicted for trying to overturn the 2020
election, there is absolutely no question: Trump is already disqualified.
But the truth is that we can’t trust that all secretaries of state will
refuse to certify Trump, especially since the MAGA Republican Party
stopped at nothing to elect election-denying secretaries of state in the
2022 midterms.^10 There will also be extraordinary pressure on secretaries
of state to hold back—for fear that barring him will be viewed as partisan
and unprecedented, or will lead to further acts of violence. It's critical
that secretaries of state know that voters all across the country
understand the Constitution, the lawful consequences for Trump's legal
actions, and why this measure is warranted.
[ [link removed] ]This is why it is critical that we come together NOW to ensure that
Trump stays off the ballot in all 50 states. Will you join over 190,000
MoveOn members demanding accountability and sign the petition?
In 2020, a multiracial, multigenerational coalition of voters cast their
ballots and delivered the first Democratic trifecta in Washington since
2009. Donald Trump and his fellow Republican cronies stopped at nothing to
try to throw out our votes. He continues to promote lies about the
election even though evidence shows he knows he lost. He's doing this to
rile up his base, incite further violence, undermine trust in our
democracy, and enrich himself.
We absolutely cannot let that happen again. So we have to come together
once again and get loud to make sure that our secretaries of state don’t
put Donald Trump on the ballot. Our lives and democracy depend on it.
[ [link removed] ]Click here to add your name to the petition, and then pass it along to
three friends to spread the word.
Thanks for all you do.
–Kelsey, Amy, Allison, Eric, and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. "Trump indicted by grand jury on 2020 election interference: Live
updates, CNBC, August 1, 2023
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2. "How the 14th Amendment Could Disqualify Trump and His Allies,"
Democracy Docket, June 6, 2022
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3. "READ: The House of Representatives’ article of impeachment against
Donald Trump," CNN, January 12, 2021
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4. Ibid.
5. Ibid.
6. Ibid.
7. "U.S. House Jan. 6 panel report finds Trump incited insurrection,
demands accountability," Tennessee Lookout, December 23, 2022
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8. "Jan. 6 hearing shows Trump knew he lost — even while claiming
otherwise," The Washington Post, October 14, 2022
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9. "Robert Reich urges secretaries of state to refuse to put Trump’s name
on 2024 ballots," The Hill, April 24, 2023
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10. "Election Deniers Running for Secretary of State Were This Election’s
Biggest Losers," Brennan Center for Justice, November 14, 2022
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