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Sam Levine

Trump appeals ruling that would keep him off Maine 2024 primary ballot

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Donald Trump at his trial in New York, New York on 3 October 2023. Photograph: Shannon Stapleton/Pool via AFP - Getty Images

Donald Trump formally appealed a decision by Maine’s top election official to remove him from the ballot on Tuesday, asking a superior court to reverse the decision.

Maine secretary of state Shenna Bellows, a Democrat, removed Trump from the ballot on 28 December, saying the former president had violated section 3 of the 14th amendment, which bars officials from holding office if they engage in insurrection or rebellion against the United States.

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