Secretary of State Shenna Bellows said Maine’s top court needed
to weigh in on the dispute now “before ballots are counted,
promoting trust in our free, safe and secure elections.”
Bellows, a Democrat, disqualified Trump from the state’s March 5
primary ballot in December, ruling that he engaged in
“insurrection” for his actions tied to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack
on the U.S. Capitol by his supporters, making him ineligible to
hold office again under the U.S. Constitution's 14th Amendment.
A state Superior Court on Wednesday ordered Bellows to
reevaluate her decision after the U.S. Supreme Court decides
Trump’s appeal of his disqualification from the primary ballot
in Colorado, a ruling that may provide a nationwide resolution
to questions surrounding the former president's eligibility.
Trump has faced eligibility challenges in dozens of states.
(Reporting by Andrew Goudsward; editing by Jonathan Oatis)
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