Trump’s candidacy on the Illinois ballot should be decided by the courts, an elections board hearing officer says – Chicago Sun-Times

“It is impossible to imagine the Board deciding whether Candidate Trump is disqualified by Section 3 without the Board engaging in significant and sophisticated constitutional analysis,” wrote hearing officer Clark Erickson, a retired judge from Kankakee County who is a Republican. “All in all, attempting to resolve a constitutional issue within the expedited schedule of an election board hearing is somewhat akin to scheduling a two-minute round between heavyweight boxers in a telephone booth."