The Maine Election Commission has ordered Donald Trump removed from the state's primary ballot to choose the Republican nominee for next year's presidential election. Reuters said. This is the second decision in the same direction. Colorado had already decided that Trump would not appear on ballots in the primary elections, citing his involvement in the attack on the Capitol building in January 2021. This decision is still subject to the decision of the state Supreme Court.
The Colorado Supreme Court declared Trump ineligible to run in that state's Republican primary
Maine Secretary of State Sheena Bellows, a Democrat, concluded that Trump incited the insurrection on January 6, 2021, after Trump lost the presidential race to Biden. In 34 pages, Sheena Bellows suggests that Trump's name should be removed from ballots because of his “involvement in insurrection or insurrection.” BBC points out. In its decision, it considered that Trump “used, over several months, culminating on January 6, 2021, a false narrative about election fraud to incite his supporters and direct them to the Capitol,” adding that “his requests came from time to time until the demonstrations calmed down.” “They were peaceful, supported law enforcement, and did not guard their actions.”
The decision is subject to appeal. Although these decisions relate to the primaries, they ultimately affect the final presidential race.
Colorado was the first state to block Trump's nomination. The Colorado Supreme Court ruled that the former president is ineligible to return to public office, meaning his name will not appear on Republican primary ballots in that state.
Trump was removed from the ballots by the court. Five questions and answers to understand the case (in the hands of the Supreme Court)
This Wednesday there was a decision to the contrary in Michigan. The Michigan Supreme Court rejected Trump's withdrawal from the Republican primary elections in that state, scheduled for next year.
Michigan Supreme Court refuses to remove Trump from GOP primary ballot
