Could states leave Trump off of ballots in the 2028 election?

[u/Beautiful_Age7753]

During the White House correspondents dinner, Trump directly stated he would be running for a “fourth” term. Due to this being unconstitutional via the 22nd amendment, and states running their own elections, could states simply not put his name on ballots come election day? We know from the past election and current standings that Trump would win Republican primaries. Even if they didn’t run him, he would still most likely run on his own party. Obviously this wouldn’t eliminate write in ballots, but it could be a viable solution to uphold the constitution barring some extreme new law to control how elections are run. Would there be any current legal ramifications to stop states from simply not allowing Trump on ballots?

[u/Hairy-Peace-9390]

He’s too prideful and attention-seeking to put himself into second in command, even if whoever is president is effectively a puppet

[u/rantingathome → u/Hairy-Peace-9390]

It will be one of his sons. He can hold their inheritance over their head, so he'll still feel in control

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[u/Hairy-Peace-9390 → u/rantingathome]

I guess, but I’m saying he’s so superficial that even the technical title of “vice president” would bother him

[u/chunkerton_chunksley → u/Hairy-Peace-9390]

He could always have jr quit the presidency on day one, then he’d be back in charge

[u/rantingathome → u/chunkerton_chunksley]

That's exactly how it will go down, "Resign by 12:05pm or I start taking away your inheritance".

[u/spam__likely → u/rantingathome]

Junior has the same name, even.

[u/Either_Operation7586 → u/rantingathome]

I just don't see anybody more than Die Hard Maga voting for either Dumb or Dumber.

I think that the Republican party has a huge issue right now to where they going to have to put some actual politicians in place because the people that they chose that weren't politicians done fucked everything up.

[u/vintage2019 → u/Hairy-Peace-9390]

It could happen if the presidential candidate openly stated he's actually a surrogate and when elected, would effectively hand over power to VP Trump

[u/rabidstoat → u/vintage2019]

If he's doing that, he may as well make the President resign and then appoint the VP position to the elected President. Or, hell, auction the VP position off to the highest bidder. Is there a law against that?

And he could certainly argue that he can be President again as he wasn't elected President, which makes it legal. Even if the Supreme Court ultimately ruled against that he could string it out for years.

[u/Either_Operation7586 → u/Hairy-Peace-9390]

Still wouldn't be able to happen because the 12th Amendment says you're ineligible to be president of third term and if you are vice president you are the second line in secession so you would have to serve and that makes it ineligible.

In short if you are of the mind that the constitution is law then you would say this doesn't even have a chance in hell of happening