New Jersey Man Files Lawsuit to Keep Trump Off the Ballot in 2024

His complaint argues that the 14th Amendment disqualification process ‘does not require previous conviction, or even charging, of any criminal offense.’

Former President Donald Trump boards his private airplane, also known as Trump Force One, as he departs Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport after being booked at the Fulton County jail in Atlanta on Aug. 24, 2023. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

A New Jersey man has filed a lawsuit with the New Jersey Superior Court, seeking to keep former President Donald Trump off of the state’s election ballots in 2024.

Plaintiff John Bellocchio filed a 105-page lawsuit last week, arguing that the former president should be denied ballot access. Mr. Bellocchio centered his legal arguments on an interpretation of Section Three of the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution.