# 14th Amendment - Section 3: Can it apply to someone running for president? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [April 21, 2022, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14th-amendment-section-3-can-it-apply-to-someone-running-for-president/963182 "2022-04-21T16:53:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 28
**Author:** ![UltraVires](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecccb3/32.png) [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2022, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14th-amendment-section-3-can-it-apply-to-someone-running-for-president/963182/28 "2022-04-24T09:08:40Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > The states are required to resend the results. The trumpists force the close states to send trump win votes in. I really didn’t want to argue this, but no, there would be no requirement for states to “resend” results assuming that the intrusion in the Capitol delayed the proceedings for a day or even a week. But we have had a lot of threads about January 6, and I think the topic is more interesting if it is kept general. As a kid, I remember a teacher’s strike and a special session of the legislature was called to deal with it. The demonstrators walked onto the floor of the legislature while they were in session. Insurrection? --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14th-amendment-section-3-can-it-apply-to-someone-running-for-president/963182)._