Coverage dated December 29, 2023 to December 30, 2023

‘Swatting' at Maine secretary of state's house after Trump kept off primary ballot

Headline from NBC Chicago

Maine’s top election official, who could face an impeachment attempt in the state Legislature over her decision to keep former President Donald Trump off the Republican primary ballot, had a hoax threat called into her house Friday night.

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47 articles, oldest first.

  1. Portland Press Herald

    Secretary of State, staff receive threats following decision to bar Trump from Maine’s primary ballot (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Shenna Bellows posts on Facebook that her home was the target of a 'swatting' – where a fake emergency is called in to elicit a heavy police response.

  2. NBC Chicago

    ‘Swatting' at Maine secretary of state's house after Trump kept off primary ballot (opens NBC Chicago)

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    Maine’s top election official, who could face an impeachment attempt in the state Legislature over her decision to keep former President Donald Trump off the Republican primary ballot, had a hoax threat called into her house Friday night.

  3. Fox News

    Maine secretary of state’s house 'swatted' day after Trump ballot disqualification decision (opens Fox News)

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    The home of Maine's secretary of state was "swatted" Friday, a day after she ruled that former President Trump should be disqualified from the state's Republican presidential primary ballot.

  4. NBC News

    Maine secretary of state targeted with 'swatting call' after ruling Trump ineligible for ballot (opens NBC News)

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    The incident happened just a day after Bellows, a Democrat, ruled former President Donald Trump is constitutionally ineligible to appear on the state’s primary ballot next year.

  5. Anchorage Daily News

    Maine state official who removed Trump from ballot was targeted in swatting call at her home (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows was not home when the swatting call was made, and responding officers found nothing suspicious.

  6. Green Field Reporter

    Maine state official who removed Trump from ballot was targeted in swatting call at her home - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    A fake emergency call to police resulted in officers responding Friday night to the home of Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows just a day after she removed former President Donald Trump from the state’s presidential primary ballot under the Constitution’s insurrection clause.

  7. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Maine elections official who removed Trump from primary ballot targeted in swatting incident, police say (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — State police say they responded to a swatting call at the home of Maine State Secretary of State Shenna Bellows on Friday night, a day after she removed former President Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 primary ballot.

  8. New York Post

    Maine secretary of state’s house ‘swatted’ day after Trump ballot disqualification decision: ‘Unacceptable’ (opens New York Post)

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    Bellows and her family were away at the time of the hoax call.

  9. Salon

    Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows "swatted" after removing Trump from ballot (opens Salon)

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    Defending her decision to disqualify Trump from Maine's ballot in 2024, she's since become the target of threats

  10. The Guardian

    Maine secretary of state targeted in ‘swatting’ call after removing Trump from ballot (opens The Guardian)

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    Shenna Bellows is latest politician to be victim of fake emergency call to police with the intent they will show up at a residence

  11. WHDH Boston

    Maine state official who removed Trump from ballot was targeted in swatting call at her home - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    A fake emergency call to police resulted in officers responding Friday night to the home of Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows just a day

  12. Washington Examiner

    Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows's house swatted after Trump ballot decision (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The home of Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows was swatted on Friday night while she was away with her family for the holiday weekend, the secretary confirmed via social media on Saturday.

  13. Hawaiitribune Herald

    Maine state official who removed Trump from ballot was targeted in swatting call at her home - Hawaii Tribune-Herald (opens Hawaiitribune Herald)

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    A fake emergency call to police resulted in officers responding Friday night to the home of Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows just a day after she removed former President Donald Trump from the state’s presidential primary ballot under the Constitution’s insurrection clause.

  14. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Maine official who removed Trump from ballot targeted in swatting call (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    A fake emergency call to police resulted in officers responding Friday night to the home of Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows just a day after she removed former President Donald Trump from the state’s presidential primary ballot under the Constitution’s insurrection clause.

  15. Hot Air

    Don't Celebrate the Maine Secretary of State Being Swatted (opens Hot Air)

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    We learned on Friday that Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows had unilaterally decreed that Donald Trump could not have his name on the primary ballot in her state. The unelected official took the...

  16. Politico

    Maine Secretary of State says home ‘swatted’ after Trump removed from ballot (opens Politico)

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    In a statement posted to Facebook, Shenna Bellows said she was targeted by a fake emergency call.

  17. AL.com

    Maine official targeted in swatting call after removing Trump from ballot (opens AL.com)

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    The Maine Department of Public Safety says a man called emergency services Friday night claiming he broke into a house in Manchester, which turned out to be Secretary of State Shenna Bellows' home.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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