Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows removed former President Donald Trump from the 2024 ballot, citing Section Three of the 14th Amendment, which bars individuals who engaged in insurrection from holding office.
Bellows emphasized the urgency of her decision due to Maine law requirements.
She also highlighted Maine’s high voter turnout and emphasized the state’s commitment to voter participation. (Trending: Donald Trump Breaks His Silence After Major Court Win)
Democrat Shenna Bellows explains that she personally decided that Trump was guilty of engaging in an insurrection.
So she unilaterally removed the leading Republican presidential candidate from Maine's ballot.
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“I am duty-bound to make this determination,” Bellows said.
“We also, I rather, lay out that the record demonstrates that in fact the events of January 6, 2021, which were unprecedented and tragic, were an insurrection in the meaning of section 3 the 14th Amendment.”
“How do you get such high turnout in the state among all sorts of political partisans?” Jason Johnson asked.
“I smile because we were No. 1 in voter turnout per capita in 2022,” Bellows said.
“We have same-day voter registration. We have no excuse absentee voting up to 30 days prior to Election Day. We make it really easy to register to vote, to cast your ballot and know your ballot will be counted,” she said.
“We’re really proud of our national leadership in voter participation,” she added.
“Mr. Trump’s occasional requests that rioters be peaceful and support law enforcement do not immunize his actions. A brief call to obey the law does not erase conduct over the course of months, culminating in his speech on the Ellipse,” Bellows wrote.
“I am mindful that no Secretary of State has ever deprived a presidential candidate of ballot access based on Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment. I am also mindful, however, that no presidential candidate has ever before engaged in insurrection,” she concluded.
Critics argue that Trump’s actions do not constitute insurrection, and some view Bellows’ decision as an attempt to prevent Trump from running.
“Make no mistake: Attempts to throw Trump off the ballot are white-collar insurrections, carried out by Democrats in powerful positions, who falsely use the ‘law’ as a weapon,” Ari Fleischer wrote online.
“They fear a vote of the people, so they resort to this. This is an insurrection,” he added.
The matter may now be taken to the U.S. Supreme Court for resolution.
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