I can see the ‘bamma supporters spinning out excuses why he doesn’t need to be on the ballot in X state because he wouldn’t have won it anyway.
Of course, for this same group, no written rule means anything, the only thing that means anything is for their people to attain the power to give them free stuff and to punish others.
They can spin it all they want, but should they choose to avoid any state with such a law then even the brain-dean MSM wouldn't be able to ignore it.