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Would Keeping Trump Off the Ballot Hurt or Help Democracy?
As the top elections official in Washington state, Steve Hobbs says he is troubled by the threat former President Donald Trump poses to democracy and fears the prospect of his return to power. But he also worries that recent decisions in Maine and Colorado to bar Trump from presidential primary ballots there could backfire, further eroding Americans’ fraying faith in U.S. elections. “Removing him from the ballot would, on its face value, seem very anti-democratic,” said Hobbs, a Democrat who is
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In Maine, Questions Over Decision to Push Trump Off the Ballot
KITTERY, Maine — A day after Maine became the second state to bar former President Donald Trump from its primary ballot, citing his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, voters who found themselves thrust into a national spotlight Friday voiced reactions as varied and complex as the legal questions threaded through the decision itself. Peter Fickett, 74, who was repairing a car in downtown Kittery under wintry gray skies, said Maine’s secretary of state, Shenna Bellows, had overs
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With more 14th Amendment challenges to Trump expected, will US Supreme Court step in?
Now that Maine has joined Colorado, becoming the second state to disqualify Donald Trump from GOP primary ballots under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment -- among more than 30 that have faced calls to do so -- the U.S. Supreme Court is facing increased pressure to resolve conflicting rulings in the legal battle. On Thursday, Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows announced he was disqualified under the constitutional clause because of his activity surrounding the pro-Trump mob attack on the U.S.
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What the framers said about the 14th Amendment's disqualification clause: Analysis
The intent of the 14th Amendment's disqualification clause is central to the debate over whether former President Donald Trump's name should be stricken from GOP primary ballots now that the issue has landed at the steps of the Supreme Court. The words "insurrection" and "rebellion" had certain meanings to those who had them added to the Constitution, and a key question for arbiters now is whether the language drafted a century-and-a-half ago should be applied to Trump's role in the Jan. 6 riot
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'State of resistance' no more: California on sidelines of Trump ballot fight
Trump will appear on the March 5 primary ballot, the California Secretary of State announced late Thursday.
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What comes next for Trump in the Maine ballot dispute
With two states ruling Donald Trump ineligible to serve again as president, the unprecedented constitutional issue seems destined for the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Maine secretary of state who opted to keep Trump off primary ballot is facing threat of impeachment
Maine’s top election official could face an impeachment attempt in the state Legislature over her decision to keep former President Donald Trump off the Republican primary ballot. At least one Republican lawmaker has vowed to pursue impeachment against Democratic Secretary of State Shenna Bellows despite long odds in the Democratic-controlled Legislature.
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Trump legal news brief: Trump loses presidential immunity appeal to block Jan. 6 lawsuits from Capitol Police officers
A three-judge panel at the United States District Court for the District of Columbia affirms a lower court’s ruling that former President Donald Trump can be sued by U.S. Capitol Police officers seeking to hold Trump financially liable for the Washington riot that took place on Jan. 6, 2021.
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These are the notable cases challenging Trump's eligibility for the ballot
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows is the first election official to unilaterally declare former President Donald Trump ineligible for the presidency under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment.
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Why Trump's critics are citing Justice Gorsuch in fight over ballots, insurrection
Trump's opponents have focused on a short opinion Gorsuch wrote in 2012 when he was a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit.
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