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Trump incited an insurrection when he spread false claims about voter fraud in the 2020 election and then urged his supporters to march on the US Capitol, Maine's Secretary of State concluded

The decision by the secretary of state will be suspended until Maine’s state courts hear appeals by Trump lawyers.

The US state of Maine on Thursday blocked former president Donald Trump from its Republican presidential primary ballot, becoming the second state to disqualify him over his role in the January 2021 assault on the US Capitol.

Maine's Secretary of State ruled that Trump is ineligible for the presidency. The Michigan Supreme Court refused to reconsider a lower court ruling allowing Trump to remain on the GOP primary ballot, because state law doesn't limit primary ballot access to allow only candidates eligible for the office they seek.

Move comes days after Colorado supreme court removes Trump from state primary ballot for same reason

"The U.S. Constitution does not tolerate an assault on the foundations of our government," the ruling details

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows says Trump should not be allowed to run due his support of insurrection.

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows stated former President Donald Trump is not qualified to appear on the state's primary ballot. The Trump campaign pledged to fight the decision in state court.

Maine’s secretary of state said the former president’s actions leading up to January 6 were evidence of an insurrection

At least one electoral vote in the Trump column hangs in the balance this week

Formal challenges to ex-president’s candidacy were filed in at least 35 states before the Supreme Court intervened