Maine barred Donald Trump from the primary ballot Thursday, making it the second state in the country to block the former president from running again under a part of the Constitution that prevents insurrectionists from holding office.

The decision by Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows (D) is sure to be appealed. The Colorado Supreme Court last week found Trump could not appear on the ballot in that state, and the Colorado Republican Party has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review the case. The nation’s high court could resolve for all states whether Trump can run again.

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  • Insig@lemmy.worldEnglish
    242·
    10 months ago

    What does this even mean? If he allowed in all the other states and wins. Do these 2 states have to follow suit? Do they elect their own president? Are they independent for the interim?

    • OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml
      251·
      10 months ago

      You can still vote for someone not on the ballot, it’s just a means of reducing the vote

    • theyoyomaster@lemmy.world
      17·
      10 months ago

      Lincoln didn’t qualify to be on the ballot in 10 out of 11 Confederate states. In Virginia northerners were successful in getting enough signatures to get him on but he got basically no votes.

    • Ullallulloo@civilloquy.com
      61·
      10 months ago

      The Supreme Court will have to rule whether or not the 14th disqualifies him. We can’t have states disagree on who the president is.