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Home Front: Politix

Donald Trump fights exclusion from Maine primary ballot

2024-01-03

[GEO.TV] Former US President Donald Trump

...His ancestors didn't own any slaves...
is fighting to overturn a decision by Maine's election official, Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, that disqualified him from participating in the state's Republican presidential primary ballot next year.

Reports from US media reveal that Donald Trump appealed on Tuesday, contesting Bellows' decision, attributing his exclusion to his alleged involvement in the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack.

Donald Trump, currently the leading contender for the Republican nomination, approached a state Superior Court, seeking a reversal of Bellows' ruling that barred him from the ballot set for March 5. Bellows, a Democrat, deemed Trump ineligible for office under the US Constitution, citing his alleged role in inciting the insurrection post his defeat in the 2020 election.

Trump's legal team has consistently refuted claims of his involvement in the insurrection and challenged Bellows' authority to exclude him from the ballot.

The decision stemmed from a plea by former Maine politicians urging Bellows to keep Trump off the ballot, citing a constitutional provision disqualifying individuals who engage in "insurrection" after swearing allegiance to the United States.

Posted by:Fred

#5 ^she is elected, just not by voters. I bet she runs for a Congressional seat after this.

Posted by: Super Hose 2024-01-03 12:54

#4 This attention-seeking bitch was on the Tube saying she was "elected". She is not, at least by the People:

The secretary of state is elected biannually by ballot of members of both houses of the Maine Legislature assembled together,[2] identical in procedure to its neighbor, New Hampshire.[3] The position is elected at the start of the first session of the Maine Legislature, which also sits for a two-year term, concurrent with the other constitutional officers of Maine.[2]

Posted by: Frank G 2024-01-03 08:54

#3 /\ If his Russian oligarchs could learn to speak English, they might be even more like us.

Posted by: Besoeker 2024-01-03 07:48

#2 This just in.

Posted by: Procopius2k 2024-01-03 07:44

#1

Notice to all BLUE States.
Quit acting acting like a Banana Republic you are required follow the US Constitution.

BTW: Its a Federal election and not a State Election.
So such a massive Civil Rights violation of voter rights would normally have you in Prison.

If it weren't a Politically controlled Banana Republic DC Justice system.

Posted by: NN2N1 2024-01-03 06:40

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