Missouri's SOS is threatening to remove Joe Biden 2024 presidential ballot after CO removed Trump

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Maine didn't bother because their secretary of state position is undemocratic in comparison to the rest of the union, which actually elects their state AG's.

To any Maine folks in PF, even beyond Trump that is an unacceptable place for Maine to be. Demand a more representative government. We all thought Cali/Illinois was hot ****, but then Maine said hold my beer.

 

Have to agree. Im from Maine, and I’m definitely not a Trump fan, but I do not believe anyone, especially an unelected person, should be able to remove someone from the ballots. Let the voters decide. Otherwise, the belief that “elections were stolen” will be absolutely true. Extremism will erupt, and it would be hard to say it isn’t justified.

I had no idea we had an unelected person that could just pull people off the ballots until this nonsense happened. That position needs to be either eliminated, or at least those powers changed, and definitely made into an elected position.

Edit: I just found this interview, saying that the decision to remove Trump is suspended until the case goes through the courts. So I imagine it is likely the decision will be overturned. Hopefully.

https://www.npr.org/2024/01/02/1222389987/donald-trump-maine-election-ballot-2024-supreme-court

 

Yeah, I always thought it was the Ballot Fairies that did that job too...

Hate to break it to ya, but the SOS is an elected position. Not elected directly by the people, but elected by their chosen representatives, which would be good enough for most normal people.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Maine

The rest of your post was just regular MAGA humorous.... ... you do Maine proud!

 

In most states, the position is as on the ballot as any other. So Maine chooses to elect via its representatives, but that's not the same as the other States. Maine then is basically copying the US Senate confirmation process.

That works for the US Senate, but I always assumed state elections dealt with the state governments directly.

 

How far should that extend? You gonna elect the state Human Rights Commissioner via election as well?

You elect the Governor, Vice Gov, AG, and legislatures and let those folks take care of the rest...

Hilarious that State SOS's now NEED to be elected by the people when you couldn't have named a single one 5 years ago

Appointed in my state, even by a doofus governor, and I have ZERO problem with that

https://www.commonwealth.virginia.gov/about-us/

 

You're right, but that's not at all unusual given the circumstances. We want to avoid government having as much direct impact as possible on people's lives, etc and there's nothing more direct than this one person affecting the ballot box.

Hell, see Nixon's watergate incident, new powers or restrictions are always created due to. abuses of power.