Maine disqualifies Trump as Supreme Court considers 2024 ballot challenge

Maine's primary elections official has excluded Donald Trump from the 2024 primary election ballots, becoming the second state to disqualify the former president due to his connection to the events of January 6.

Simultaneously, Colorado Republicans are seeking intervention from the US Supreme Court to overturn a landmark decision by the state Supreme Court, which similarly removed Trump from the 2024 ballots in Colorado.

The Colorado GOP's appeal to the highest court in the nation comes in response to the extraordinary ruling by the Colorado Supreme Court, which declared Trump constitutionally ineligible for holding office due to his involvement in the Capitol riot of 2021.

The court's decision, based on the 14th Amendment's "insurrection" clause prohibiting individuals who have "engaged in insurrection or rebellion" from holding public office, serves as a precedent for similar arguments made in lawsuits across more than a dozen states questioning Trump's constitutional eligibility.

In response to the Colorado case, plaintiffs have urgently petitioned the US Supreme Court to expedite a review, asserting that the matter "involves issues of exceptional national importance" and should be swiftly resolved before the critical deadline for ballot preparation preceding the primary election scheduled for March 5.

मेन ने ट्रम्प को अयोग्य घोषित कर दिया क्योंकि सुप्रीम कोर्ट 2024 के मतदान चुनौती पर विचार कर रहा है।