Maine court denies appeal to send Trump ballot issue back to Sec. of State

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : Trump, who won the New Hampshire primary Tuesday, remains on the Maine ballot for the March 5 primary for now.
54% : Trump, who won the New Hampshire primary Tuesday, remains on the Maine ballot for the March 5 primary for now.
39% : If the U.S. Supreme Court allows Trump to be kept off the ballot, then Bellows would have to notify local election officials that votes cast for him would not be counted.
39% : If the U.S. Supreme Court allows Trump to be kept off the ballot, then Bellows would have to notify local election officials that votes cast for him would not be counted.
37% : She became the first election official to ban Trump from the ballot under the 14th Amendment.
37% : She became the first election official to ban Trump from the ballot under the 14th Amendment.
35% : Bellows concluded last month that Trump didn't meet ballot qualifications under the insurrection clause in the U.S. Constitution, citing his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
35% : Bellows concluded last month that Trump didn't meet ballot qualifications under the insurrection clause in the U.S. Constitution, citing his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
27% : Trump earned one of Maine's electors when he was elected in 2016 and again in 2020 when he lost reelection.
27% : Trump earned one of Maine's electors when he was elected in 2016 and again in 2020 when he lost reelection.
23% : Trump contended Bellows was biased and overstepped her authority.
23% : Trump contended Bellows was biased and overstepped her authority.
18% : Some legal scholars say the post-Civil War clause applies to Trump for his role in trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election and encouraging his backers to storm the U.S. Capitol after he lost to Democrat Joe Biden.
18% : Some legal scholars say the post-Civil War clause applies to Trump for his role in trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election and encouraging his backers to storm the U.S. Capitol after he lost to Democrat Joe Biden.

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