ST. AUL, Minn. — As pressure mounts to bar former President Donald Trump from ballots in the 2024 election, Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon said it won’t happen here on his watch. An exception. he said, would be a court order against a ballot spot for Trump. Simon said he does not have the legal authority to investigate a candidate’s eligibility. His plan, he said, is to accept presidntial candidates designated by major political parties. As the state’s chief election officer, Simon has been flooded with questions about Trump’s eligibility while under criminal indictments for trying to reverse his 2020 loss for re-election. In Colorado, a legal argument has been filed that the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution bars Trump from running again.
Simon. Secretary of state since 2015. A Democrat.