# Various states, including Colorado, determine Trump is disqualified from holding office **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [August 11, 2023, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/various-states-including-colorado-determine-trump-is-disqualified-from-holding-office/988412 "2023-08-11T16:27:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 729
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2023, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/various-states-including-colorado-determine-trump-is-disqualified-from-holding-office/988412/729 "2023-12-28T17:01:52Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > One of the requirements for _being_ president is being a “natural born” U.S. citizen; a podcast host name Cenk Uygur, who was born in Turkey, has declared as a Democratic candidate, and has gotten onto the primary ballot in a couple of states, apparently because the secretaries of state in those states have indicated that the laws of their states do not contain a provision for them to vet candidates for eligibility. In other states, he’s filed, but been barred from the ballot, because he’s not a natural-born citizen. Yes, and in case anyone missed it, we have a [thread discussing that](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cenk-uygur-running-for-pres/991927) here in P&E. The Cenk Uygur case is much simpler. He is not a natural-born citizen so is clearly ineligible. There’s no ambiguity. The fact that he has still managed to qualify for the Democratic primary in some states just shows how some states have little to no say in who is allowed into a primary. I mean, in the case of the Democratic Party there isn’t even any ambiguity; barring something like a severe medical catastrophe or a sudden decision to not run, Biden **is** the nominee. The Democratic primary itself is a formality. It really does vary from state to state. It has nothing to do with actual eligibility for the office itself. It’s a procedural matter codified (or not) into the laws of the states. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/various-states-including-colorado-determine-trump-is-disqualified-from-holding-office/988412)._