Maine’s Democratic Secretary of State on Thursday removed former US President Donald Trump from the State’s presidential primary ballot under the Constitution’s insurrection clause.

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, a Democrat, concluded that Trump, the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination, incited an insurrection when he spread false claims about voter fraud in the 2020 election and then urged his supporters to march on the Capitol to stop lawmakers from certifying the vote.

“The U.S. Constitution does not tolerate an assault on the foundations of our government,” Bellows said.

The decision by Bellows follows a ruling earlier this month by the Colorado Supreme Court that booted Trump from the ballot there under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. That decision has been stayed until the US Supreme Court decides whether Trump is barred by the Civil War-era provision, which prohibits those who “engaged in insurrection” from holding office.

Trump’s campaign said it would quickly file an objection to the atrocious decision. Lawyers for Trump have disputed that he engaged in insurrection and argued that his remarks to supporters on the day of the 2021 riot were protected by his right to free speech.