JUST IN: Maine’s Democrat Secretary of State withdraws Trump Ballot Ban in Wake of SCOTUS Decision
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows (D) on Monday withdrew her Trump ballot ban after the Supreme Court ruled Trump cannot be kicked off of the Colorado ballot.
“The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that individual states lack authority to enforce Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment with respect to federal offices,” Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows wrote in a modified ruling, obtained by The Hill. “Consistent with my oath and obligation to follow the law and the Constitution, and pursuant to the Anderson decision, I hereby withdraw my determination that Mr. Trump’s primary petition is invalid.”
“As a result of the modified ruling, votes cast for Mr. Trump in the March 5,
