{"id":2193054,"date":"2024-03-05T13:23:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T18:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maine-official-withdraws-trump-ballot-ban\/"},"modified":"2024-03-05T13:24:12","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T18:24:12","slug":"maine-official-withdraws-trump-ballot-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maine-official-withdraws-trump-ballot-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"Maine official retracts Trump ballot ban"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmaine-official-withdraws-trump-ballot-ban%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2193054&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Votes for Donald Trump in Maine Primary to be Counted After Supreme Court \u200cRuling<\/h2>\n<p>Votes cast for former President \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> in Maine\u2019s primary on Super Tuesday\u200b will now be counted, thanks to a \u2064recent ruling by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/supreme-court\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Supreme Court<\/a>. The court \u200ddetermined that states cannot remove \u200bTrump from the \u2063ballot using Section 3 of the\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/constitution.congress.gov\/browse\/amendment-14\/section-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">14th Amendment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The decision came after Maine\u200b Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, a\u200d Democrat, \u200bwithdrew \u200dthe ban \u2064on Trump in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-03-04-Modified-ruling-of-the-ME-Secretary-of-State-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">modified ruling<\/a> that took into consideration the \u200dSupreme Court\u2019s\u200d recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/supreme-court-rules-trump-cant-be-kicked-off-colorado-ballot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">decision<\/a> in the \u200bcase of <em>Trump v. \u2064Anderson<\/em> from Colorado.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>\u201cThe U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that individual states lack authority to enforce\u200c Section \u200dThree of the Fourteenth Amendment with respect to \u200cfederal \u2062offices,\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>Bellows \u200cstated. <strong>\u201cConsistent with my oath and\u200b obligation to follow the\u200b law and the Constitution,\u2063 and \u200dpursuant to\u2064 the <em>Anderson<\/em> decision, I hereby withdraw my determination that Mr. Trump\u2019s primary\u200c petition is invalid.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In December, Maine became the second state, \u2062following Colorado, to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/maine-kicks-trump-off-2024-primary-ballot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">disqualify<\/a> Trump from the ballot \u200ddue to his \u200dalleged violation of the <a href=\"https:\/\/constitution.congress.gov\/browse\/amendment-14\/section-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">14th Amendment\u2019s<\/a> insurrection clause in relation to the U.S. Capitol breach on January 6, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/a-biased-decision-maker-trump-appeals-dem-officials-ruling-to-kick-him-off-maine-ballot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">appealed<\/a> the decision to the\u2063 Maine Superior Court, arguing that Bellows was biased and made a\u200d decision based on unreliable evidence. The\u200b decision was put <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/maine-judge-delays-trump-ballot-decision\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on hold<\/a> by a\u200d judge until\u200d the Supreme Court ruled, \u200band the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/trump-remains-on-ballot-in-maine-pending-scotus-decision-after-states-top-court-declines-appeal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">state\u2019s top\u200d court declined<\/a> to\u2064 intervene before the ruling.<\/p>\n<p>This Supreme \u2064Court ruling comes just \u2064in time for Trump, as both Colorado and \u2064Maine have their GOP\u2064 primaries scheduled for Super Tuesday. Another state, Illinois, \u200bwhich had \u2063initially barred Trump from the ballot, will now hold its GOP primary on March 19.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u200c is currently leading \u200cthe GOP primary race with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2024\/us\/elections\/republican-primary-delegates-tracker-calendar.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">273 delegates<\/a>, \u2062compared to Nikki \u2062Haley\u2019s 43 delegates. If he secures \u2063the nomination, Trump could \u200cpotentially face President\u200c Joe Biden\u2064 in \u2064a rematch of the 2020 general election.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+\u200c APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>However, as Trump continues his presidential campaign, he also faces numerous criminal and civil \u2062cases, some of which are connected\u200b to the events of January \u20626. Trump has consistently denied any wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/supreme-court\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Supreme Court<\/a> recently announced that it\u200d will be addressing the\u200b issue of whether Trump can claim presidential immunity to protect himself from federal prosecution in a 2020 election case brought by special counsel Jack Smith. An oral argument for this case is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/search.aspx?filename=\/docket\/docketfiles\/html\/public\/23a745.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">scheduled<\/a> for the week of April 22.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u200cHow did the \u2064recent Supreme Court ruling in the case of Trump v. Anderson impact \u2064the decision to \u200bcount Trump&#8217;s votes in Maine&#8217;s primary?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Preme Court could review the case. <\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court&#8217;s\u200c recent ruling in\u2063 the \u200ccase of \u2062 <em>Trump v. \u2064Anderson<\/em> from\u200c Colorado played a significant\u2064 role in the decision to count Trump&#8217;s votes in\u2062 Maine&#8217;s primary. The court determined that\u200c states \u2064do not have the authority\u200b to remove a candidate from the ballot for federal\u200b offices under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. This ruling served as the basis for Maine Secretary of\u2062 State Shenna Bellows&#8217; withdrawal of the ban on Trump in a modified ruling. <\/p>\n<p>Secretary Bellows, a Democrat, \u200dstated that she made the decision in\u2062 accordance with \u200bher duty to uphold the law and the Constitution. She cited the Anderson decision as the precedent for \u2063her withdrawal, stating that she\u200d could \u2063no\u2062 longer maintain her determination that Trump&#8217;s primary petition was\u200d invalid. <\/p>\n<p>Maine&#8217;s disqualification of Trump from the ballot in December due to\u200b the \u2063alleged violation of the 14th Amendment&#8217;s\u200c insurrection\u2062 clause \u2063sparked controversy. Trump appealed the\u200d decision, accusing Secretary\u200b Bellows of bias and \u2063unreliable decision-making. The appeal prompted a judge to put the decision on hold \u200cuntil the Supreme Court could review the case. <\/p>\n<p>With the Supreme Court&#8217;s ruling, Maine\u200d joins Colorado in allowing Trump&#8217;s votes\u2062 to be counted \u2064in the primary. Both states had initially disqualified \u2062Trump \u2062from\u2063 the ballot but were subsequently overruled by the\u2063 Supreme Court. \u200bThis ruling sets a precedent that states cannot use the 14th Amendment to remove\u2062 a candidate\u200d from the ballot for federal \u2064offices. <\/p>\n<p>The \u200cdecision to count Trump&#8217;s votes in \u200cMaine&#8217;s primary has ignited further debate and discussion about the limitations of states&#8217; powers in regulating the electoral process. It highlights the importance of legal \u200cinterpretation\u2063 and\u200b the role of the Supreme \u2062Court in shaping election laws \u200cand regulations. The outcome of this ruling could have \u2064far-reaching implications for future elections and the boundaries of \u2063state authority over the electoral process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Votes for former President Donald Trump in Maine&#8217;s primary on Super Tuesday will be tallied. The Supreme Court&#8217;s decision prohibits states from excluding him from the ballot under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. Democrat Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows lifted the ban on Trump, issuing a revised ruling<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1588,"featured_media":2193055,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-2046564491-scaled-e1709655739178.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2193054","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-2046564491-scaled-e1709655739178.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2193054","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1588"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2193054"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2193054\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2193055"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2193054"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2193054"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2193054"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}