Secretary of State Shenna Bellows

Published
January 3, 2024

Republican lawmaker files resolution to impeach Bellows for disqualifying Trump

While impeachment of the secretary of state is highly unlikely, some Republican lawmakers said her decision to keep former president Donald Trump off Maine's primary ballot has energized Republican voters.
Published
January 2, 2024

Maine secretary of state receives more threats as police investigate ‘swatting’ incident

Republican leaders who criticized Shenna Bellows' decision said on Tuesday that they condemn any threats or use of violence.
Published
January 2, 2024

Trump appeals Maine secretary of state’s decision to bar him from primary ballot

The former president said in a court filing Tuesday that Secretary of State Shenna Bellows doesn't have the authority to remove him from the ballot and 'acted in an arbitrary and capricious manner.'
Published
January 1, 2024

DeSantis, Haley pledge to pardon Trump if they’re elected and he’s convicted

In separate campaign stops, both Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley reinforced that, if elected, they would pardon former President Donald Trump, who is facing 91 felony counts.
Published
January 1, 2024

Opinion: Shenna Bellows is my hero

Following Maine state election laws, our secretary of state did what she had to do.

Published
December 30, 2023

Shenna Bellows’ home ‘swatted’ after decision to bar Trump from Maine’s primary ballot

The secretary of state says she and her staff have received 'non-stop' threats, including a swatting at her home Friday night – in which a fake emergency is called in to elicit a heavy police response.
Published
December 29, 2023

Maine Republicans angered by ruling; lawmakers call for impeachment of secretary of state

Republicans said Secretary of State Shenna Bellows' decision to remove former President Donald Trump from the Maine primary ballot is a partisan political decision made to take away voter rights.
Published
December 29, 2023

Bellows dismisses intense criticism, says rules and evidence drove decision to bar Trump from ballot

As states around the country arrive at different decisions about the former president's eligibility to appear on primary ballots, Maine's secretary of state said election laws here and the evidence presented both played into her decision.
Published
December 29, 2023

Shenna Bellows’ road to the national spotlight

Before Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows kicked Trump off the ballot Thursday, her work pointed to a career of liberal advocacy.
Published
December 29, 2023

Maine’s congressional delegation splits on whether Trump should be barred from ballot

U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree is the only member of Maine's congressional delegation who expressed support for the decision to keep Donald Trump off the the Republican primary ballot.

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Secretary of State Shenna Bellows