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READ: Maine’s secretary of state removes Trump from 2024 primary ballot

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By CNN Staff, CNN (CNN) — Maine’s top election official has removed former President Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 primary ballot based on the 14th Amendment’s “insurrectionist ban.” This move makes Maine the second state to disqualify Trump – who seeks to return to the White House and remains …

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  1. Insider

    Trump is ineligible to appear on Maine's primary ballot, secretary of state rules (opens Insider)

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    Maine is the second state to attempt to ban Trump from the 2024 primary election following a Colorado Supreme Court decision last week.

  2. Local News 8

    READ: Maine’s secretary of state removes Trump from 2024 primary ballot (opens Local News 8)

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    By CNN Staff, CNN (CNN) — Maine’s top election official has removed former President Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 primary ballot based on the 14th Amendment’s “insurrectionist ban.” This move makes Maine the second state to disqualify Trump – who seeks to return to the White House and remains …

  3. Deadline

    Donald Trump Barred From Maine’s Primary Ballot (opens Deadline)

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    The secretary of state of Maine has determined that former President Donald Trump is ineligible to appear on that state’s ballot, finding that he is disqualified under the 14th Amendment̵…

  4. Wyoming Tribune Eagle

    Maine bars Trump from ballot as US Supreme Court weighs state authority to block former president (opens Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

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    Maine’s Democratic secretary of state is removing former President Donald Trump from that state’s primary ballot. Shenna Bellows becomes the first election official to take action unilaterally to bar Trump

  5. UPI

    Maine secretary of state rules Trump ineligible for 2024 primary ballot (opens UPI)

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    Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows ruled Thursday former President Donald Trump is ineligible to appear on the state's primary ballot next year.

  6. FOX 4 Dallas

    Maine bars Trump from state's 2024 presidential primary ballot (opens FOX 4 Dallas)

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    Maine’s Democratic secretary of state is removing former President Donald Trump from that state’s primary ballot.

  7. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    What comes next for Trump in the Maine ballot dispute (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    Maine courts have less than a month to decide whether Trump should be on the state’s ballot, but experts say it will ultimately be up the U.S. Supreme Court.

  8. UPI

    Lawmakers slam Maine's decision to remove former President Donald Trump from primary ballot (opens UPI)

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    Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle slammed Maine's decision to disqualify former President Donald Trump from the state's 2024 primary ballot due to his alleged role in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

  9. Las Vegas Review-Journal

    Maine’s top election official bars Trump from ballot (opens Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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    Maine became the second state to bar former President Trump from being on the ballot for 2024.

  10. Black Enterprise

    Maine Blocks Trump's Ballot Access Over Capitol Riot (opens Black Enterprise)

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    With two states blocking Trump for the ballot, it is likely the Supreme Court will step in on the national level.

  11. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Maine bars Trump from ballot as Supreme Court weighs issue (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    PORTLAND, Maine >> Maine’s Democratic secretary of state on Thursday removed former President Donald Trump from the state’s presidential primary ballot under the Constitution’s insurrection clause, becoming the first election official to take action unilaterally as the U.S.

  12. WTOP Washington DC

    Maine bars Trump from ballot as US Supreme Court weighs states’ authority to block former president (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    Maine’s Democratic secretary of state on Thursday removed former President Donald Trump from the state’s presidential primary ballot under the Constitution’s insurrection clause, becoming the first election official to take action unilaterally in a decision that has potential Electoral College conse…

  13. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Maine removes Trump’s name from ’24 ballot (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Maine's Democratic secretary of state on Thursday removed former President Donald Trump from the state's presidential primary ballot under the Constitution's insurrection clause, becoming the first election official to take action unilaterally as the U.S.

  14. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Maine bars Trump from ballot as US Supreme Court weighs states' authority to block former president | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    Maine bars Trump from ballot as US Supreme Court weighs states' authority to block former president

  15. Forbes

    Trump Barred From Maine Ballot Under Insurrection Clause (opens Forbes)

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    The decision from Maine’s secretary of state, a Democrat, marks the first time an election official has acted unilaterally to remove Trump from the primary ballot.

  16. Salon

    Maine becomes second state to disqualify Trump from 2024 primary ballot (opens Salon)

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    "The U.S. Constitution does not tolerate an assault on the foundations of our government," the ruling details

  17. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Maine’s top election official removes Trump from 2024 primary ballot (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Maine’s top election official has removed former President Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 primary ballot, in a shock decision based on the 14th Amendment’s “insurrectionist ban.

  18. CBS News

    Maine secretary of state disqualifies Trump from primary ballot (opens CBS News)

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    Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows ruled Trump is disqualified from appearing on the state's primary ballot for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 assault on the U.S. Capitol.

  19. New York Post

    Maine Democrat blasts secretary of state for pulling Trump off primary ballot (opens New York Post)

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    xOne of Maine’s two Democratic members of the House of Representatives ripped his state’s secretary of state for unilaterally removing former President Donald Trump from the 2024 Republ…

  20. Delaware Public Media

    Trump cries 'election interference' after Maine ruling will keep him off the ballot (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows stated former President Donald Trump is not qualified to appear on the state's primary ballot. The Trump campaign pledged to fight the decision in state court.

  21. KSN Wichita

    Maine becomes second state to disqualify Trump from ballot (opens KSN Wichita)

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    Maine’s Secretary of State on Thursday said former President Trump was ineligible to be on the state’s primary ballot under the 14th Amendment, becoming the second state to do so.

  22. Rolling Stone

    Trump Blocked From Maine's 2024 Primary Ballot (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Maine removed Donald Trump from the 2024 primary ballot on Thursday, becoming the second state to do so after Colorado booted him earlier in December.

  23. Newsweek

    Trump campaign slams his removal from Maine ballot (opens Newsweek)

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    A spokesperson for the former president called the decision to bar Trump from Maine's ballot "atrocious."

  24. NBC News

    Maine's top election official rules Trump ineligible for 2024 primary ballot (opens NBC News)

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    The decision by Maine's Democratic secretary of state is likely to fuel similar efforts in other states after Colorado's top court disqualified Trump from its ballot.

  25. New Hampshire Public Radio

    Secretary of state disqualifies Trump from Maine's Republican primary ballot (opens New Hampshire Public Radio)

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    The decision makes Maine one of two states where officials have ruled that Trump is disqualified from appearing on the ballot, arguing that he violated a section of the 14th Amendment that bars candidates from seeking office if they participated in or aided in an insurrection.

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