缅因州官员认为共和党候选人有资格担任警长, Maine official rules GOP candidate eligible for sheriff despite lacking experience.

缅因州国务卿贝洛斯 (Shenna Bellows) 已经裁定共和党候选人戴维·科伯特仍然有资格竞选约克县警长, Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows has ruled that Republican candidate David Corbett remains eligible to run for York County sheriff, rejecting challenges from rivals who argued he lacked required supervisory experience. 贝洛斯认为科尔伯特符合条件, 因为他曾在1990年之前执法工作, 这使他免于国家监督要求. Bellows determined Corbett qualifies because he served in law enforcement before 1990, which exempts him from the state's supervisory requirement. 尽管承认科伯特在文件中没有提到这一豁免, 但她认为他符合投票的法律标准. Despite acknowledging it was troubling that Corbett omitted this exemption on his paperwork, she concluded he met the legal criteria for the ballot.