US Presidential Elections 2024: Donald Trump disqualified from Maine’s primary ballot

Maine’s secretary of state Shenna Bellows on Thursday disqualified Donald Trump from the state ballot in next year’s US presidential primary election.

Former President Trump is disqualified from holding office and appearing on the state’s primary ballot over his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 assault on the U.S. Capitol.

“The U.S. Constitution does not tolerate an assault on the foundations of our government, and Section 336 requires me to act in response,” Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, a Democrat, wrote in her decision.

Besides Maine, Colorado’s top court also disqualified Trump from the state primary ballot on December 19, making him the first candidate in US history to be deemed ineligible for the presidency for engaging in insurrection.

Trump has vowed to appeal the Colorado ruling to the Supreme Court and criticized ballot challenges as “undemocratic.” The Colorado Republican Party filed its own Supreme Court appeal on Wednesday.

(With Reuters Inputs)

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