Maine’s Top Election Official Bars Trump From Primary Ballot (3)

Maine’s secretary of state ruled that Donald Trump cannot run in the state’s Republican primary, citing his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.

The ruling, which is certain to face court challenges, marks the latest attempt by opponents to keep Trump — the frontrunner for the Republican nomination in polls — off the ballot for his actions after losing in 2020.

Shenna Bellows, Maine’s top election official and a Democrat, made her decision after receiving three challenges from voters, and cited Trump’s conduct culminating in the insurrection at the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

WATCH: Trump cannot run in Maine’s Republican primary, a top election official ruled. Bloomberg’s Ros Mathieson reports.

Source: Bloomberg

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