Trump Remains on Massachusetts Primary Ballot

State Ballot Law Commission dismisses challenge, citing lack of jurisdiction.

Opponents of former President Trump have failed in their attempt to keep him off the primary ballot in Massachusetts.
The Massachusetts State Ballot Law Commission dismissed the challenge against Trump, stating that it did not have jurisdiction over the matter.
Massachusetts is one of more than a dozen states to have challenged Trump's eligibility to appear on election ballots for the primary or general elections after the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021.
The challenges rely on the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, which prohibits anyone from holding office who previously has taken an oath to defend the Constitution and then later 'engaged in insurrection or rebellion' against the country or given 'aid or comfort' to its enemies.
Despite efforts to keep Trump off Republican presidential primary ballots, former President Trump remains a frontrunner for the GOP nomination.