Illinois voters trying to boot Trump from ballot file legal challenge after election board defeat

CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois voters trying to remove former President Donald Trump’s name from the primary ballot have filed a legal challenge after the state’s election board unanimously rejected their effort. The expected challenge was filed in Cook Court’s circuit court Tuesday, hours after the bipartisan Illinois State Board of Elections voted to keep the Republican on the March 19 ballot. The five voters argue Trump is ineligible to hold office because he encouraged and did little to stop the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The issue will likely be decided at a higher court, with the U.S. Supreme Court scheduled next week to hear arguments in Trump’s appeal of the Colorado ruling.