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The head of Maine’s election commission has removed former President Donald Trump from the ballot for the 2024 election. The decision is based on the 14th Amendment, which prohibits the participation in elections of organizers and participants in a rebellion, reports CNN. Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, a Democrat, announced the decision on Thursday, December 28, after presiding over an administrative hearing earlier this month on Trump’s fitness for office. A bipartisan group of former state lawmakers filed an appeal against the politician. Bellows’ decision can be appealed in state …

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