Cheney, daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, had been a leading Republican voice for years.
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U.S. Supreme Court will decide if Trump can be kept off 2024 presidential ballots
The court will be considering for the first time the meaning and reach of a provision of the 14th Amendment barring some people who ‘engaged in insurrection’ from holding public office.
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Massachusetts voters become latest to try and keep Trump off ballot over Jan. 6 attack
The State Ballot Commission must rule on the challenge, which was filed late Thursday, by Jan. 29.
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Republican lawmaker files resolution to impeach Bellows for disqualifying Trump
While impeachment of the secretary of state is highly unlikely, some Republican lawmakers said her decision to keep former president Donald Trump off Maine’s primary ballot has energized Republican voters.
Posted inElections, Local & State, Politics
Trump appeals Maine secretary of state’s decision to bar him from primary ballot
The former president said in a court filing Tuesday that Secretary of State Shenna Bellows doesn’t have the authority to remove him from the ballot and ‘acted in an arbitrary and capricious manner.’
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Maine secretary of state’s Manchester home targeted in ‘swatting call’
Shenna Bellows says she and co-workers have endured threats since her Thursday ruling banning former President Trump from Maine primary ballot.
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Shenna Bellows’ home ‘swatted’ after decision to bar Trump from Maine’s primary ballot
The secretary of state says she and her staff have received ‘non-stop’ threats, including a swatting at her home Friday night – in which a fake emergency is called in to elicit a heavy police response.
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Maine Republicans angered by ruling; lawmakers call for impeachment of secretary of state
Republicans said Secretary of State Shenna Bellows’ decision to remove former President Donald Trump from the Maine primary ballot is a partisan political decision made to take away voter rights.
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Bellows dismisses intense criticism, says rules and evidence drove decision to bar Trump from ballot
As states around the country arrive at different decisions about the former president’s eligibility to appear on primary ballots, Maine’s secretary of state said election laws here and the evidence presented both played into her decision.
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Shenna Bellows’ road to the national spotlight
Before Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows kicked Trump off the ballot Thursday, her work pointed to a career of liberal advocacy.