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The official, Shenna Bellows, said she intends to appeal the ruling by a state Superior Court judge that placed on hold her decision to exclude Mr. Trump from the state’s Republican primary ballot.

Bellows had previously ruled that former President Trump was disqualified from the Maine Republican primary ballot.

Bellows had previously ruled that former President Trump was disqualified from the Maine Republican primary ballot.

The Maine Superior Court ruling also gives Secretary of State Shenna Bellows 30 days after the U.S. Supreme Court decision to issue a new ruling about Trump's eligibility.

Maine's top trial court has deferred a ruling on whether to uphold or overturn the Maine secretary of state's decision that former President Donald Trump is disqualified from appearing on the 2024 primary ballot under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, also known as the "insurrection clause." Justice Michaela Murphy in Kennebec County Superior Court wrote in a 17-page decision on Wednesday that she wanted to "promote consistency and avoid voter confusion" ahead of th...

A Maine judge on Wednesday put on hold a decision on former President Donald Trump’s ballot status to allow time for the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on a...

 

A Maine judge has put on hold a decision on former President Donald Trump’s ballot status to allow time for the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on a similar case

A judge in Maine declined to rule Wednesday, on the secretary of state's decision to remove former President Donald Trump from Maine's primary ballot, pending a decision on a similar case before the U.S. Supreme Court.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Maine judge on Wednesday put on hold a decision on former President Donald Trump’s ballot status to allow time for the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on a similar case in Colorado. Trump’s lawyers appealed in state court when Secretary of State Shenna Bellows removed the Republican front-runner from the […]