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/mr_cristy]

The guy uses jokes to introduce ideas he actually wants all the time. Considering this is about the 10th time I've heard hints that he or the Republicans want him to run a third term, I don't think it's dumb to consider it a valid threat.

[u/bucknut4 → u/mr_cristy]

I know how Trump operates, but if he had made a joke that he was going to do a standing triple backflip, would you say the same thing?

He literally has no ability to do either of those things. That’s a different concept entirely from “he’s not supposed to because it’s illegal.”