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Hobbs says state officials don’t have unilateral right to keep Trump off ballot

Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services//September 14, 2023//

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Hobbs says state officials don’t have unilateral right to keep Trump off ballot

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Gov. Katie Hobbs speaks as she gives the State of the State address, Jan. 9, 2023, at the Capitol in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Hobbs says state officials don’t have unilateral right to keep Trump off ballot

Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services//September 14, 2023//

Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs said neither she — nor any other state official — has the unilateral right to keep Donald Trump off the ballot for the state’s presidential preference...

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