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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 the state's March 5 primary by declining to rule on the "unprecedented issues" that are...