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PublishedMarch 11, 2024
Maine voters may have to wait until 2026 to vote on new state flag proposal
A bill endorsed last week would push off the referendum for two years and would create a five-member commission to recommend a new flag design to Secretary of State Shenna Bellows.
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PublishedFebruary 26, 2024
Maine unveils new license plates with natural-looking pine tree
The changeover, approved by the legislature in July 2023, was spurred by concerns around public safety.
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PublishedFebruary 7, 2024
Supreme Court appears poised to keep Trump on the ballot in case that will impact Maine election
Justices on both the left and right question attorneys for Trump and the Colorado plaintiffs, focusing on the meaning of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment and if states have the ability to disqualify a candidate from the ballot.
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PublishedFebruary 7, 2024
Maine Republicans won’t recognize ranked choice voting in presidential primary
The decision adds another layer to a complicated March 5 election and conflicts with arguments Trump has made about ranked choice voting helping to preserve the integrity of the election if he is disqualified after votes are cast.
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PublishedFebruary 2, 2024
Report: Secretary of state received hundreds of threatening messages after Trump decision
In addition to threatening and abusive communications received in December, Shenna Bellows also received an online threat last May warning the Memorial Day holiday would be her last.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2024
Maine’s high court won’t take up question of Trump’s ballot access
The Supreme Judicial Court says it can't rule on the dispute because there wasn't a final judgment when a lower court sent the case back to Secretary of State Shenna Bellows to await the outcome of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on a Colorado challenge.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2024
Bellows urges Maine high court to rule quickly on Trump ballot access to avoid voter confusion
Donald Trump said the state court should wait for the U.S. Supreme Court to provide clarity on whether he can be barred from the primary ballot, but the secretary of state said such a federal ruling may or may not settle the dispute in Maine.
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2024
Bellows asks Maine supreme court to rule on Trump ballot eligibility without delay
Bellows had previously ruled that former President Trump was disqualified from the Maine Republican primary ballot.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2024
Maine judge puts Trump ballot access case on hold while Supreme Court case is pending
The nation's high court soon will consider an appeal in a similar case in Colorado and that decision is widely expected to determine the outcome in Maine, too.
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2024
Who will decide whether Trump gets on Maine’s primary ballot? And what will it mean for November?
Ballots soon will be printed for Maine's March 5 presidential primary, even as many questions remain about whether former President Donald Trump will be eligible and how the dispute will affect the election.
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