An Illinois judge has ruled that President Donald Trump's name must be taken off the ballot for the 19 state's March primary.
However, the judge also placed her order on hold until Friday to allow an appeal.
Cook County Judge Tracie Porter issued her decision after a group of voters sued to counter the Illinois election board's earlier decision that there were no grounds to remove Trump from the ballot.
The five voters argued the former president is ineligible to hold office due to his encouragement over the 6 January 2021 attack, in which a horde of Trump supporters violently stormed the US Capitol in an attempt to thwart the certification of Joe Biden's election victory.
The case is one of dozens of lawsuits filed to remove Trump from the ballot, arguing he is ineligible due to a rarely used clause in the 14th Amendment prohibiting those who “engaged in insurrection” from holding office.
In her 38-page ruling, Judge Porter said the petition by the group of voters should have been granted, calling the Election Board's decision “clearly erroneous”.
