LaRose releases statement on Supreme Court ruling

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose released the following statement Monday following the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on the Trump V. Anderson ruling:

“Today, I applaud the U.S. Supreme Court’s unanimous decision in Trump V. Anderson. Their reversal of a Colorado court means the unprecedented attempt to leverage the U.S. Constitution’s 14th Amendment to bar former President Donald J. Trump from the ballot fails.
 
“I will always work to preserve and protect the right of voters to decide for themselves who will represent them. This was a dangerous attempt to use the 14th Amendment in an unlawful and blatantly partisan way, and it would have set a terrible precedent. That is why I filed an amicus brief in the Colorado court case, and why I was proud to join several of my fellow Secretaries of States in Washington to draw attention to the dangerous politicization of our elections administration.”

In November 2023, Secretary LaRose, along with 10 other chief elections officers, took leadership on an amicus brief asking the Colorado Supreme Court to overturn part of a lower court ruling that accused President Trump of engaging in an insurrection. Secretary LaRose also held a press conference with fellow Secretaries outside of the U.S. Supreme Court during oral arguments on Feb. 8 to address long-term implications of the decision for elections administrators.



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