A Colorado judge has dismissed an attempt to prevent former President Donald Trump from appearing on the state's ballot in 2024. Colorado District Court Judge Sarah B. Wallace ruled in favor of Trump, ordering the Colorado secretary of state to include him on the primary ballot for the approaching year.

This ruling marks yet another triumph for Trump, as recent legal challenges in Minnesota and Michigan seeking to disqualify him from running for president were also rejected by the courts.

The lawsuit was filed by a group of Colorado voters in September, contending that Trump's actions in overturning the 2020 election results and his involvement in the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot violated Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. The plaintiffs argued that this rendered him ineligible for office.

Judge Wallace acknowledged that Trump had indeed incited the Capitol riot and engaged in an insurrection. However, she noted that the former president is not subject to Section 3 as the provision does not include the president among the federal elected positions to which it applies.

"While the Court acknowledges the persuasive arguments on both sides, it is of the opinion that the drafters of Section Three did not intend to include a person who had only taken the Presidential Oath," wrote Wallace.

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) and several law firms represented the voters in this lawsuit. Although disappointed with the ruling, they have stated their intention to appeal the decision to the Colorado Supreme Court.

Attorney Sean Grimsley, representing the plaintiffs, expressed satisfaction with the court's recognition of Trump's engagement in insurrection. Grimsley said, "We are very pleased with the opinion and look forward to addressing the sole legal issue on appeal, namely whether Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment applies to insurrectionist presidents. We believe that it does."

CREW President Noah Bookbinder affirmed the group's intention to file the appeal shortly, explaining that they anticipated the case would escalate beyond the district court level.

Trump's legal representation has not yet responded to requests for comment regarding the ruling.

The dismissed lawsuit argued that Trump's actions demonstrated his disqualification from holding any office. Similar efforts to keep Trump off the ballot in 2024 are underway in other states as well. Last week, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that state law did not prohibit a major political party from including an ineligible candidate on the presidential nomination primary ballot, and a Michigan judge recently denied a similar endeavor, citing the secretary of state's lack of authority to intervene.

As the Republican frontrunner in current polls for the upcoming presidential primaries, concerns over Trump's eligibility are also being raised in Arizona, New Hampshire, and other states.

The ruling by Judge Wallace has cleared the path for Trump's appearance on Colorado's primary ballot in 2024, setting the stage for a potential return to the political arena for the former president.