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PublishedJanuary 9, 2024
Maine House rejects lawmaker’s call to impeach secretary of state
House members voted 80-60 against a resolution calling for an impeachment investigation of Shenna Bellows for her decision to bar former President Trump from Maine's presidential primary ballot.
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PublishedJanuary 9, 2024
Bellows opposes Trump request to pause ruling in Maine ballot case
The secretary of state argues that pausing action on the former president's appeal would violate the timeline set out in state statute and could negatively affect the March 5 primary election.
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PublishedJanuary 8, 2024
Trump asks Maine court to pause appeal while U.S. Supreme Court takes up his ballot eligibility
The challengers who argued Trump should be barred from the ballot have asked that his request be rejected because additional delays will create voter confusion.
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2024
Republican lawmaker files resolution to impeach Bellows for disqualifying Trump
While impeachment of the secretary of state is highly unlikely, some Republican lawmakers said her decision to keep former president Donald Trump off Maine's primary ballot has energized Republican voters.
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PublishedJanuary 2, 2024
Maine secretary of state receives more threats as police investigate ‘swatting’ incident
Republican leaders who criticized Shenna Bellows' decision said on Tuesday that they condemn any threats or use of violence.
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PublishedJanuary 2, 2024
Trump appeals Maine secretary of state’s decision to bar him from primary ballot
The former president said in a court filing Tuesday that Secretary of State Shenna Bellows doesn't have the authority to remove him from the ballot and 'acted in an arbitrary and capricious manner.'
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PublishedJanuary 1, 2024
DeSantis, Haley pledge to pardon Trump if they’re elected and he’s convicted
In separate campaign stops, both Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley reinforced that, if elected, they would pardon former President Donald Trump, who is facing 91 felony counts.
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PublishedDecember 30, 2023
Shenna Bellows’ home ‘swatted’ after decision to bar Trump from Maine’s primary ballot
The secretary of state says she and her staff have received 'non-stop' threats, including a swatting at her home Friday night – in which a fake emergency is called in to elicit a heavy police response.
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PublishedDecember 29, 2023
Maine Republicans angered by ruling; lawmakers call for impeachment of secretary of state
Republicans said Secretary of State Shenna Bellows' decision to remove former President Donald Trump from the Maine primary ballot is a partisan political decision made to take away voter rights.
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PublishedDecember 29, 2023
Bellows dismisses intense criticism, says rules and evidence drove decision to bar Trump from ballot
As states around the country arrive at different decisions about the former president's eligibility to appear on primary ballots, Maine's secretary of state said election laws here and the evidence presented both played into her decision.
Secretary of State Shenna Bellows
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