Dems' plan to strip Trump from NY ballot has number of flaws under state law: election expert

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43% : "But when the commissioners make that determination of whether Trump - or anybody - is a nationally known candidate, that's really all they're going to be looking at. ...
37% : He said that instead of taking the issue to the New York State Board of Elections to remove Trump, Democrats would have to go to the courts.
37% : Burns said the issue in New York may be done and dusted upon the Supreme Court's decision on the Colorado case.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP"With the Supreme Court hearing arguments in early February, it's certainly quite possible that this all gets resolved before anybody in New York seeks to have Trump removed from the ballot," he said.
32% : Maine has also barred Trump from the ballot, which the former president is appealing in state court, and efforts are underway in other states such as Illinois, Oregon and Massachusetts to remove Trump's name.
31% : The Colorado Supreme Court ruled to bar Trump from the ballot last month, with justices writing in their opinion that Trump "incited and encouraged" the use of violence to prevent the peaceful transfer of power on Jan. 6, 2021, in the wake of the 2020 presidential election.
29% : The New York State Board of Elections is anticipated to decide whether Donald Trump will appear on the April 2 primary ballot for president, but the battle to remove the former president through the board is rife with hurdles Democrats may not even realize, a state elections expert says.
29% : The New York State Board of Elections is expected to decide on Feb. 6 whether Trump can appear on the ballot after Democrats in the New York City Council and state legislature asked the board to remove Trump, arguing he sparked an insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021, when supporters breached the U.S. Capitol.
29% : ON COURT LABELING TRUMP 'INSURRECTIONIST': 'OUTRAGEOUS'"I don't think they realize that the decision to keep Trump on the ballot is actually solely with the two Republican commissioners on the State Board of Elections.
20% : "N.Y. GOP spokesperson David Laska added in a comment to Fox News Digital that "no one is fooled" by the Democrats' plan to remove Trump.
17% : In New York, however, Burns said Democrats have an even steeper uphill battle to argue that Trump shouldn't be on the ballot - before they even hash out the 14th Amendment violation argument.
15% : Burns said it was "quite amusing" to watch letters from Democrat lawmakers to the board of elections calling for Trump's removal because he does not believe the Democrats have standing to file objections or a lawsuit to remove Trump.

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