The Maine Supreme Court has declined to consider whether former President Donald Trump should be disqualified from the state's vote, putting an expected Supreme Court ruling on hold.
Democratic Secretary of State Shena Bellows declared Trump ineligible to participate in the Dec. 28 vote, citing Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, but the ruling suspended By a state superior court judge. The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear Trump's appeal of the Colorado Supreme Court's Dec. 19 ruling that disqualified him from voting in the state on Feb. 8.
The Maine Supreme Court said it “denies the appeal because we conclude that the appeal is preliminary and that any statutory or judicial exception to final judgment on appeal does not apply.” decision The statement was made in response to Bellows' pending appeal.
Maine Supreme Court to wait for SCOTUS decision despite renewed push by Democrats to keep Trump from Maine ballotshttps://t.co/yHUe813z9O
— TheMaineWire (@TheMaineWire) January 25, 2024
Special Counsel Jack Smith indicted Trump on charges including conspiracy to commit fraud against the United States and conspiracy to undermine voting rights and vote counting in connection with Trump's efforts to challenge the results of the 2020 election in August. , secured a four-count indictment against Trump. and conspiracy to corruptly obstruct and obstruct the January 6 proceedings. Smith did not charge Trump with sedition.
In a unanimous, unsigned opinion, the court said, “The Secretary of State finds that the delay in certainty whether Mr. Trump's name should appear on the primary ballot will cause irreparable harm because it will cause voter confusion.'' “It suggests that there is,” he said. “However, it is this uncertainty that is guiding our decision not to pursue immediate appellate review in this particular case. There are multiple outcomes.”
Hundreds of people stormed the Capitol during the certification of electoral votes on January 6, 2021.
Legal experts predicted the Supreme Court would overturn the Colorado court's decision.
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