The Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal by a former New Mexico county commissioner, who was banned from holding office after taking part in the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol Incident.
Couy Griffin, the former Otero County commissioner and founder of organization “Cowboys for Trump,” is the only elected official to have been banned from office in connection with Jan. 6. Griffin was banned by a state court under an interpretation of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
The court’s decision to not take the case means that the lower court ruling handed down in 2022 will stand, and that Griffin will be unable to be elected at any level in the state of New Mexico. There was no comment on the matter and no dissents from the court.
Earlier this month, the Supreme Court ruled that states lack the power to block former President Donald Trump and other federal officials from seeking office, after the Colorado Supreme Court attempted to bar him from state ballots under Section 3.
However, the court said on Monday that different rules apply to local and state candidates and officials.
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