“As two other states have already recognized, Donald Trump’s instigation of and participation in the insurrection three years ago provide overwhelming cause for his disqualification from holding office in the United States.” Just two days away from the anniversary of the January 6, 2021 insurrection, voters in Illinois and Massachusetts on Thursday joined the nationwide effort to boot former Republican U.S. […]
“This behavior is unacceptable,” declared Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows while her Colorado counterpart, Jena Griswold, vowed that “I will not be intimidated.” Depending on the decisions of U.S. courts, former President Donald Trump won’t appear on 2024 primary ballots in Maine and Colorado—recent developments that have led to threats against top election officials […]
“The weight of the evidence makes clear that Mr. Trump was aware of the tinder laid by his multimonth effort to delegitimize a democratic election, and then chose to light a match.” Maine Democratic Secretary of State Shenna Bellows on Thursday barred former U.S. President Trump from the Republican 2024 primary ballot, determining that “he […]
A decision on former U.S. President Donald Trump’s eligibility to run for a second term next year appears to be headed for the U.S. Supreme Court following a shock ruling by the state Supreme Court in Colorado late Tuesday. In a decision that differed from rulings by several other state courts, the Colorado court found […]