"Missouri Secretary of State Ashcroft Warns of Biden Ballot Ban in Retaliation to Trump Exclusion"

Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft warned that if the U.S. Supreme Court allows Colorado and Maine to keep Donald Trump off their ballots due to insurrection claims, it could set a precedent for GOP states to bar Joe Biden from ballots for different reasons. Ashcroft, who is in a competitive race for the Republican nomination for governor, criticized the decisions as partisan and unconstitutional, arguing they could lead to political opponents being excluded from ballots across all elected positions. He plans to file an amicus brief to the Supreme Court, which is reviewing the Colorado court decision. Democrats have dismissed Ashcroft's statements as nonsensical and politically motivated.