According to Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, he does not have the ability to do so. Fontes cited a previous Arizona Supreme Court case which stated that there is no statutory process in federal law to enforce Section 3 of the 14th amendment, which prohibits those who "have engaged in insurrection or rebellion" against the government from holding office. Fontes, although disagreeing with the decision, stated that he will follow the law.

The issue of Trump's eligibility to run for president is not limited to Arizona. Secretaries of state throughout the country are grappling with how to deal with challenges to Trump's eligibility. Two prominent conservative law professors, William Baude and Michael Paulsen, have argued that Trump should be barred from the ballot based on the 14th amendment.

Although litigation on this issue is unlikely to begin until October, when states begin to set their primary ballots, there is a possibility that these cases will be active during the primaries. The Supreme Court may have to make a final decision on whether Trump can be allowed to run. Until then, the question remains: can Trump be barred from running for president in Arizona and other states in 2024?