The highest court in Maine has ruled that Republican candidate for president Chris Christie will not appear on the ballot in 2024 because not enough certified signatures from voters who registered to vote were submitted during his campaign.
The Christie campaign appealed Secretary of State Shenna Bellows’ ruling that he did not have the requisite 2,000 certified signatures, and they have now received a favorable ruling. At first, Bellows stated that the campaign had only received 844 signatures.
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“We appreciate that the court upheld the integrity of Maine’s well-established ballot access requirements,” Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows said in a statement. “Every candidate, including presidential candidates, must follow the law to qualify for the ballot. We are glad that the court recognized that Maine law is workable and fair to all.”
Simplify the process of obtaining signatures. No longer must candidates and their entourage struggle with the arduous task of personally gathering unsigned signatures from voters on the campaign trail. They can now rely on the town or city halls in their area to authenticate these signatures instead. Once certified, a straightforward pickup procedure from each community relieves the burden of delivering the signatures to the secretary of state. You can be confident that this expedited method will guarantee a prompt submission prior to Maine’s deadline of November 20th.
Avoid missing out! Christie still has time to register as a write-in contender. December 26th is the deadline.
The news deals a further blow to the Republican candidate’s flagging campaign, which is already facing calls to quit and unite the anti-Trump vote behind either Nikki Haley or Ron DeSantis, who are vying for second place in Iowa and New Hampshire. According to CBS News, Haley, DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, local pastor Ryan Binkley, and former President Donald Trump are among the Republican candidates who have qualified for the Maine ballot thus far.
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The former New Jersey governor has vowed to withdraw from the contest should he fare poorly in New Hampshire, the second state to host a Republican primary. Notably, popular state governor Chris Sununu recently declared his support for Haley, further damaging Christie’s reputation among Republicans who are against Trump’s presidency. According to FiveThirtyEight, Trump is still leading in the polls, holding a substantial lead with 44.6% of primary support in New Hampshire and 45% in Maine.
