Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) is looking to introduce a bill prohibiting federal funds for elections from states abusing the 14th Amendment.
“Regardless of whether you support or oppose former President Donald Trump, it is outrageous to see left-wing activists make a mockery of our political system by scheming with partisan state officials and pressuring judges to remove him from the ballot,” Tillis said in a press release. “American voters, not partisan activists, should decide who we elect as our President. The Constitutional Election Integrity Act would put any constitutional challenges in the sole place they belong: the U.S. Supreme Court.”
The bill is an amendment to the Help America Vote Act of 2002, which provided federal funding for voting equipment and established standards of voter registration, according to Fox News.
Tillis’ bill comes as the Colorado Supreme Court banned Donald Trump from appearing on the state’s 2024 election ballot.
“President Trump’s speech inciting the crowd that breached the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, was not protected by the First Amendment,” the ruling said.
“[W]e conclude that because President Trump is disqualified from holding the office of President under Section Three, it would be a wrongful act under the Election Code for the Secretary to list President Trump as a candidate on the presidential primary ballot,” the court wrote.
“We do not reach these conclusions lightly. We are mindful of the magnitude and weight of the questions now before us,” the court noted. “We are likewise mindful of our solemn duty to apply the law, without fear or favor, and without being swayed by public reaction to the decisions that the law mandates we reach.”
