Maine Supreme Court Rejects Appeal by State’s Top Election Official in Trump Ballot Case

Maine’s Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected an appeal by the state’s top election official to review her decision to ban former President Trump from Maine’s presidential primary ballot.

The state’s high court rejected the appeal by Secretary of State Shenna Bellows and has sent the case back to Maine Superior Court for further action, pending a similar case in Colorado under review by the U.S. Supreme Court.

The justices said in their written decision that they adhere to a final judgment rule that “requires a trial court’s decision to be final before we consider an appeal.”

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