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But the 1868 law that readmitted the six states put the burden on them to keep those who have been involved in insurrections from seeking office — potentially making it considerably easier to keep Trump off their primary and general election ballots.
“It’s still on the books,” said Gerard Magliocca, a law professor at Indiana University who studies the Reconstruction period.
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Reconstruction-Era Law Could Keep Trump Off Presidential Ballot In 6 Southern States
Reconstruction-Era Law Could Keep Trump Off Presidential Ballot In 6 Southern States
The language letting them back into the Union required them to enforce the 14th Amendment’s ban on insurrectionists in federal or state office.
“It’s still on the books,” said Gerard Magliocca, a law professor at Indiana University who studies the Reconstruction period.
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