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PublishedJanuary 3, 2024
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.
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PublishedJanuary 2, 2024
Maine secretary of state receives more threats as police investigate ‘swatting’ incident
Republican leaders who criticized Shenna Bellows' decision said on Tuesday that they condemn any threats or use of violence.
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PublishedJanuary 2, 2024
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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PublishedJanuary 2, 2024
Maine Compass: Shenna Bellows is my hero
Following Maine state election laws, our secretary of state did what she had to do.
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PublishedDecember 30, 2023
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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PublishedDecember 30, 2023
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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PublishedDecember 29, 2023
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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PublishedDecember 29, 2023
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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PublishedDecember 29, 2023
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.
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PublishedDecember 27, 2023
Trump lawyers want Maine secretary of state to disqualify herself from ruling on ballot access
In a filing Wednesday, attorneys for the former president said statements that Secretary of State Shenna Bellows made on social media show she already has decided Trump engaged in insurrection and that she is biased against him.
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