Maine bars Trump from 2024 ballot as Supreme Court weighs states' right to block ex-president
Maine's secretary of state found that Trump could no longer run for his prior job because of his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol
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Maine's secretary of state found that Trump could no longer run for his prior job because of his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol
The decision by Secretary of State Shenna Bellows follows a December ruling by the Colorado Supreme Court that booted Trump from the ballot there under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment.
By Nicholas Ricciardi and David Sharp | Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine — Maine’s Democratic secretary of state on Thursday removed former President Donald Trump from the state’s presidential primary ballot under the Constitution’s insurrection clause, becoming the first election official to take action unilaterally in a decision that has potential Electoral College consequences. While Maine has just four electoral votes, it’s one of two states to split them. Trump won one of Maine’s electors
Maine’s Democratic secretary of state on Thursday removed former President Donald Trump from the state’s presidential primary ballot.
Maine's Democratic secretary of state on Thursday removed former President Donald Trump from the state's presidential primary ballot under the Constitution's insurrection clause, becoming the first election official to take action unilaterally as the U.S. Supreme Court is poised to decide whether Trump remains eligible to continue his campaign.