A Cook County judge ruled former President Donald Trump must be <a href="https://www.democracydocket.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024-02-28-Order.pdf" target="_blank" class="color-link" title="https://www.democracydocket.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024-02-28-Order.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-ga-track="ExternalLink:https://www.democracydocket.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024-02-28-Order.pdf" aria-label="removed from Illinois’ ballot">removed from Illinois’ ballot</a> based on his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, making it the third state to remove him from ballots after Maine and Colorado.

<div class="image-embed__placeholder"><img src="https://specials-images.forbesimg.com/imageserve/64d7f2dce2c3974b3188000c/Donald-Trump-Holds-First-Rally-Of-2024-Presidential-Campaign/960x0.jpg?cropX1=0&amp;cropX2=2355&amp;cropY1=0&amp;cropY2=1570" alt="Donald Trump Holds First Rally Of 2024 Presidential Campaign" width="100%" height="auto"></div><figcaption><fbs-accordion class="expandable" current="-1"><p class="color-body light-text">Former U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during a rally at the Waco Regional Airport. (Photo by <span class="plus" data-ga-track="caption expand">... [+]</span><span class="expanded-caption"> Brandon Bell/Getty Images)</span></p></fbs-accordion><small>Getty Images</small></figcaption>

 <div class="key-facts-element"> <p>Cook County Circuit Judge Tracie Porter removed Trump from the ballot based on the 14th Amendment’s “Insurrectionist Ban,” which she connected to the former president’s actions during the Capitol attack.</p>  </div> <div class="key-facts-element"> <p>The ruling is on hold ahead of a likely appeal.</p>  </div>


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Colorado and Maine have already removed the former president from their ballots, and the Supreme Court is set to issue a ruling on his ballot eligibility.{ai:summary}<p>Judge rules Trump removed from Illinois ballot due to Jan. 6 Capitol attack. 14th Amendment cited. Appeal expected. #politics</p>

Trump Removed From Illinois Ballot Over 14th Amendment’s ‘Insurrectionist Ban’

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