that state s presidential ballot because of his role in the insurrection that culminated in the violent sacking of the capitol by his supporters on january 6th, 2021. here is the secretary of state. i was duty bound to follow maine law, to insure the candidates, all the candidates who appear on the primary ballot, are qualified for the office they seek. the weight of the evidence, all of the evidence, made clear that mr. trump was aware of the tinder laid by a multi-month effort to delegitimize a democratic election, the election of 2020, and then chose to light a match on january 6th. and in just the last few hours, trump filed his appeal it that ruling, claiming that it was the product of a process