In a reversal of a previous decision, a Jefferson County court has ruled incumbent state Rep. Nima Kulkarni, a Louisville Democrat, filed improper paperwork as she sought reelection this year and should be removed from the ballot as a qualified candidate. The Jefferson Circuit Court of Appeals issued the ruling Wednesday morning. In a text […]
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Maine elections official disqualifies Trump from presidential primary ballot
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Maine’s top election official on Thursday disqualified Donald Trump from the state ballot in next year’s U.S. presidential primary election, becoming the second state to bar the former president for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol. Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, a Democrat, concluded that Trump, […]
Colorado Voters Share Sense of Unease After Court Disqualifies Trump
Underlying the celebrations and condemnations of the Colorado Supreme Court decision that struck former President Donald Trump from the primary ballot on Tuesday was a sense among voters in the state that it was only a prelude of the rancor to come. Whether for or against the ruling, many voters said they felt uneasy at […]