"State Election Officials Seek Supreme Court Review of Trump Ballot Eligibility and 14th Amendment Controversy"

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows has asked the state's highest court to review her decision to keep former President Donald Trump off the 2024 Republican presidential primary ballot, seeking its intervention after a Maine superior court judge paused Bellows' ruling while the U.S. Supreme Court considers a similar dispute over Trump's eligibility. Bellows' appeal aims to ensure that Maine's highest court has the opportunity to weigh in before ballots are counted, promoting trust in the state's elections, as 16 states, including Maine, hold their GOP presidential primaries on March 5.