Illinois Election Board Rules Trump Can Stay on 2024 Ballot

The Illinois State Board of Elections rejected a complaint seeking to disqualify former President Donald J. Trump from the state’s primary ballot, stating that it did not have the authority to decide whether Mr. Trump had engaged in insurrection. The complaint was based on a clause of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that bars government officials who “engaged in insurrection or rebellion” from holding office. This ruling can be appealed to the courts, and Mr. Trump, the leading Republican candidate for president, has faced similar challenges in 35 states.