Maine's top election official removes Trump from 2024 primary ballot

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not convicted or charged under section 5 of the 14th amendment because there was no amendment at the time.

But this 1862 bill was enacted before the 1868 ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment. Therefore, Congress could not have enacted this law based on its authority under Section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment. Congress would have to rely on the Constitution of 1788. And, as explained, the original Constitution did not permit Congress to add additional qualifications for elected positions.