Secretary of State Shenna Bellows speaks at an event, Jan. 4, 2023, in Augusta. Bellows on Thursday removed former President Donald Trump from the state’s presidential primary ballot under the Constitution’s insurrection clause, becoming the first election official to take action unilaterally in a decision that has potential Electoral College consequences. Credit: Robert F. Bukaty / AP

On Thursday, Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows ruled that former President Donald Trump is ineligible for Maine’s 2024 Republican primary on grounds that he violated the so-called insurrection clause of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution by inciting the Capitol riots of Jan. 6, 2021.

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Ethan Andrews is the night editor. He was formerly the managing editor at The Free Press and worked as a reporter for The Republican Journal and Pen Bay Pilot.

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