Maine Secretary of State Survives Impeachment Attempt Over Trump Ballot Removal

Shenna Bellows faced impeachment for removing Trump from the 2024 primary ballot, citing the 14th Amendment. The resolution was voted down 80-60 along party lines.

Maine's Secretary of State, Shenna Bellows, survived a Republican-led impeachment attempt in the state legislature for her decision to remove former President Donald Trump from the 2024 Republican primary ballot.
The impeachment resolution, which was voted down 80-60 along party lines, would have launched an investigative committee into Bellows for 'allegations of misconduct and malfeasance.'
Bellows removed Trump from the ballot citing Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, which bans candidates who have 'engaged in insurrection or rebellion' against the United States.
Republicans argue that Bellows' decision disenfranchised the more than 300,000 voters in Maine who chose Trump in the last election.
Colorado is the only other state to have removed Trump from the ballot, a decision that is currently under appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.