"State Election Officials and Trump's Ballot Status: Legal Battles and Controversies"

Maine's Democratic Secretary of State Shenna Bellows is appealing a judge's ruling that delayed her decision to remove former President Donald Trump from the state's ballot, citing his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack. Bellows had concluded that Trump didn't meet ballot qualifications under the 14th Amendment's insurrection clause, but the case was put on hold pending a U.S. Supreme Court decision on a similar case in Colorado. The appeal aims for an expedited review from the Maine Supreme Judicial Court before the March 5 primary, as overseas ballots with Trump's name are set to be mailed.