GOP effort to impeach official who removed Trump from Maine ballot voted down
- The Maine House of Representatives voted against impeaching Secretary of State Shanna Bellows, who blocked Trump from the primary ballot, following allegations of insurrection.
- Republicans were angry over Bellows' decision, arguing it disenfranchised the 300,000 Maine voters who chose Trump in the last election.
- Bellows defended her decision and pledged to comply with any legal rulings regarding Trump's eligibility for the primary ballot.
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Maine House votes down impeachment order against Sec. Bellows over Trump ruling
State representatives voted down a formal impeachment request against Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows on Tuesday for her decision to disqualify former President Donald Trump from Maine’s ballot under the “insurrection” clause of the U.S. Constitution. With 60 members of the House voting in support and 80 voting against in a mostly party-line vote, the House Order, filed by Rep. John Andrews (R-Paris) last week, failed. The order asked…
Maine Democrats defeat GOP impeachment push
AUGUSTA, Maine — Democrats who control the Maine Legislature rejected a Republican effort Tuesday to impeach the state's top election official for her decision to remove former President Donald Trump from the state ballot over his role in the Jan.…
Maine Democrats defeat GOP impeachment push
AUGUSTA, Maine — Democrats who control the Maine Legislature on Tuesday rejected a Republican effort to impeach the state's top election official for her decision to remove former President Donald Trump from the state ballot over his role in the…
Maine Democrats defeat GOP impeachment push
AUGUSTA, Maine — Democrats who control the Maine Legislature rejected a Republican effort Tuesday to impeach the state's top election official for her decision to remove former President Donald Trump from the state ballot over his role in the Jan.…
Maine Democrats defeat GOP impeachment push
AUGUSTA, Maine — Democrats who control the Maine Legislature rejected a Republican effort Tuesday to impeach the state's top election official for her decision to remove former President Donald Trump from the state ballot over his role in the Jan.…
Maine House votes down GOP effort to impeach election official who removed Trump from ballot
Democrats who control the Maine Legislature have turned back a Republican effort to impeach the state’s top election official for her decision to keep former President Donald Trump off the ballot The post Maine House votes down GOP effort to impeach election official who removed Trump from ballot appeared first on Boston.com.
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