Suspended Maine secretary of state rules Trump is ineligible for 2024 ballot

December 29, 2023

Bellows, a Democrat, determined that Trump was “not qualified” to become president again based on the 14th Amendment of the Constitution, which prevents those who participated in “insurrection or rebellion” from holding elected office, Reuters reported.“I conclude that Mr. Trump’s primary petition is invalid. Specifically I find that the declaration on his candidate consent form is false because he is not qualified to hold the office of the President under Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment.”But Bellows suspended her decision from taking effect until the state Supreme Court rules on the matter.