Shenna Bellows

Supporters of the Voter ID referendum accused Secretary of State Shenna Bellows of releasing a "deliberately confusing" question that they say obscures the core goal of the ballot initiative.

Secretary of State Shenna Bellows encourages people to wait until a later date if they don't have any upcoming travel. She also reminds passport holders that a passport is a valid form of identification for domestic travel.

Maine's secretary of state declined to say whether Maine will get involved in any court battles challenging the executive order but noted that individual states have broad discretion to set their own election laws.

The audit will focus on six legislative races from last year that were within a 5% margin of victory.

Shenna Bellows received threats of violence in December 2023 after she tried to remove Donald Trump from Maine's ballot.

Hearings on challenges against both candidates are scheduled for Wednesday, August 14, with opportunities for both the candidates and challengers to present evidence and argue their cases.

Maine voters will decide on three bond measures plus two questions dealing with the design of the state flag and limits on contributions to political action committees.

Maine voters will decide this November whether to keep the current state flag or revert back to a 1901 design, albeit likely with some modern updates.

The court's ruling forced Secretary of State Shenna Bellows to change her decision in late December to remove the former president from the ballot because she said he violated the insurrection clause in the U.S. Constitution.

Best known as the leader of a national anti-vaccination campaign, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is still working to secure ballot access in Maine and other states for his independent bid for president.