No Labels, the centrist organization working to gain ballot access across the United States for its political party arm to potentially nominate a unity candidate later this year, announced Friday it qualified for the ballot in Maine, the 13th state. “This milestone validates what has been clear for a long time, which is that the No Labels message and movement resonates with people across this great state,” No Labels Maine State Co-Chairman Justin Schair said.
I9The majority of us in the middle are hungry for a better choice in this next election and for unifying leadership in the White House that can heal our country’s divisions. Getting No Labels on the ballot in Maine brings us a big step closer to making this happen,” he added. Notably, Maine is one of two states that recently made headlines for declaring former President Donald Trump ineligible for its ballot. Trump was similarly ruled in violation of the 14th Amendment’s insurrection clause by the Colorado Supreme Court and thereby denied ballot access in the state. Colorado happens to be another state where No Labels has successfully qualified for the ballot without having chosen candidates yet. On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court Friday agreed to weigh in on the Colorado decision after Trump’s lawyers sought to have it thrown out. The Colorado ruling, similar to Maine, cited the insurrection clause. Arguments in the case won’t be heard until Feb. 8.