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

The justices declined to review the case, saying a final judgment had yet to be made by a lower court.

Republican presidential hopeful and former President Donald Trump celebrates his victory at a primary election night party in Nashua, N.H., on Jan. 23, 2024. Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images

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.