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I would think it's legal. The party gets to set it's own rules for who it nominates. If people don't like it, they are free to join or start another party.

Can the State prevent Trump from being on the ballot as a third Party???

Can the State prevent Trump from being on the ballot as a third Party???

In the General election? I'd think not. They couldn't prevent him from running as a 53rd party in a General election.

But the nature of a primary is to award delegates to one within your party. Not a third party.

That's why I hate so-called "open primary" states. Why should the state decide who the party allows to vote to determine the nominee of THEIR party? That's just silly. Why, by law in open primary states, can groups of democrats get together and get to have a say in who the republicans nominate? And vice-versa?

"Operation Chaos" took advantage of those stupid rules. But they are, imho, stupid rules.

I wouldn't worry though. Republicans by definition won't have enough backbone to try to follow through with pulling Trump from the ballot. They lose and "cave" every single time. What would make this time any different?