Maine on Dec. 28 became the second state to ban former president Donald Trump from its primary ballot due to his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Gavin Newsom (D) had pushed back on the idea, saying Trump should be defeated at the ballot box. Trump, for the time being, is slated to appear on their primary ballots because those decisions are temporarily on hold. In Maine, voters filed their challenges under a state law that allows them to lodge objections with the secretary of state. The high courts in Minnesota and Michigan recently allowed Trump’s name to appear on the primary ballot in those states.

Source: Washington Post December 29, 2023 18:06 UTC