Maine Secretary of State Kicks Trump Off Ballot

Taking her cue from the Colorado Supreme Court, Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows has removed President Donald Trump from the 2024 ballot, citing the radical Left’s seriously flawed 14th Amendment argument. That’s right, folks, the former President is no longer on the ballot in Maine.

No due process and no hearing or trial took place. The Maine Supreme Court didn’t issue this decision – just a state-appointed official acting on a whim.

CBS News reports on Bellows’ explanation of her decision:

“The U.S. Constitution does not tolerate an assault on the foundations of our government, and Section 336 requires me to act in response,” Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, a Democrat, wrote in her decision.

“Given the compressed timeframe, the novel constitutional questions involved, the importance of this case, and impending ballot preparation deadlines, I will suspend the effect of my decision until the Superior Court rules on any appeal, or the time to appeal…has expired,” Bellows added.

In an interview with CBS News Thursday night, Bellows further explained her reasoning.

“My obligation under Maine State law was to issue a decision very quickly, not permitted under Maine law to wait for the United States Supreme Court to intervene in this particular proceeding,” Bellows told CBS News. “I was required to issue that decision. And I could only look at the hearing, evidence, and facts that were presented during that hearing. In evaluating the weight of evidence, it made clear that Mr. Trump was aware of the tinder that was laid in a multi-month effort to delegitimize the 2020 election, and then chose to light a match.”

So she removed President Trump from the ballot because of the “weight of evidence”? What evidence? The President has never been formally charged with insurrection in a court of law. The Senate even cleared President Trump of insurrection after the impeachment proceedings.

Just as I predicted, the avalanche of states engaging in the largest election interference in U.S. history has begun. The same issue is being debated in Oregon, California, and other states. Lawlessness and anarchy are on full display.

This is why the ACLJ is fighting back so vigilantly. Our legal team is currently discussing possible legal action with the Maine GOP. And as you know, we just filed an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the Colorado Supreme Court’s outrageous decision that started this avalanche. And yesterday we filed an emergency motion for expedited review by the U.S. Supreme Court.

The U.S. Supreme Court could resolve all this in a matter of weeks if it grants our expedited review and makes a prompt ruling. We are moving at lightning-fast speed because the primaries will be tainted if this legal issue drags out. The ballots will start being printed mid-January – we have to ensure Americans can vote for the candidate of their choice.

ACLJ Senior Counsel and Director of Policy Harry Hutchison joined the broadcast to emphasize the importance of preserving the rule of law:

The United States Constitution and the United States government [are] held together by a thread, and that thread is grounded in the rule of law. The Secretary of State of Maine and, in my opinion, the Colorado Supreme Court basically want to cut that particular thread. They want to basically disqualify candidates on the basis of their ideology, on the basis of whether or not the person is likable. And they have sought to engage in this behavior for months. . . . This effort to disqualify President Trump basically commenced in January of 2021.

As I’ve said multiple times, whether you like President Trump or are against him, we must respect the laws of our constitutional republic. Let the people – not government bureaucrats – decide the next President.

As we battle at the Supreme Court, have your Tax-Deductible gift TRIPLED during the final days of our Faith & Freedom Year-End Drive. If you give today, $25 becomes $75 and $100 becomes $300. Please make a gift today to help save our constitutional republic.

Today’s Sekulow broadcast provided a full analysis of Bellows’ outrageous decision to disenfranchise hundreds of thousands of Maine voters. We also gave a detailed breakdown of how the ACLJ is working to resolve this judicial emergency.

Watch the full broadcast below: