Trump Appeals Maine Decision To Bar Him From Ballot

The Washington Post reports:

Donald Trump asked a court Tuesday to reverse an attempt by Maine’s secretary of state to keep his name off the state’s primary ballot after she determined he was an insurrectionist who is ineligible to hold the presidency again under the Constitution.

Trump filed his appeal to Kennebec Superior Court five days after Secretary of State Shenna Bellows (D) declared his name should not be on the ballot because of his actions before and after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. She put her ruling on hold while Trump pursues his appeal.

Trump’s filing came as he prepared a separate appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court over a decision from Colorado’s top court that would keep him off the ballot in that state.

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NEW: Trump asks court to reverse Maine secretary of state’s decision to keep his name off the primary ballot after she determined he was an insurrectionist who, under the Constitution, is ineligible to hold the presidency again, @patrickdmarley reports. https://t.co/HI7XSo8KCP

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