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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.
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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.
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Thursday’s arguments in the U.S. Supreme Court over former President Trump’s access to the Colorado ballot will have direct implications for a nearly identical legal battle in Maine.
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In a brief statement, Shenna Bellows said her appeal to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court "ensures that Maine’s highest court has the opportunity to weigh in now, before ballots are counted" as the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to take up a similar case from Colorado.
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Trump's legal team had requested a stay of his appeal, citing a pending ruling in a similar case by the U.S. Supreme Court. But Bellows says a delay will compromise Maine's March 5 primary election.
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The U.S. Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments for Feb. 8 in the Colorado case, which leans on a similar reading of the insurrection clause that Secretary of State Shenna Bellows used to disqualify Trump from the Maine primary ballot.
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The Maine House could vote on a Republican-backed impeachment order against Shenna Bellows next week, although their long-term strategy is to change the way the secretary of state is elected.
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Impeachment orders against Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows are being prepared and filed by House Republicans, though they face a difficult time advancing in a Legislature controlled by Democrats.
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Maine's top election official and attorney are reviewing the eligibility criteria for presidential candidates in this state at a time when some constitutional scholars question whether former President Trump should be excluded from holding office again.
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The new platform will let Mainers register to vote online, Secretary of State Shenna Bellows said.