A Maine state judge said Wednesday that she would not decide whether the state can bar former President Donald Trump from its primary ballot until the Supreme Court rules on a similar question out of Colorado. 

Trump had challenged Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows’ unilateral Dec. 28 decision that he was ineligible to seek the presidency.

Maine Superior Court Judge Michaela Murphy remanded the decision to Bellows’ office pending a ruling by the high court following Feb. 8 oral arguments.

“[This] minimizes any potentially destabilizing effect of inconsistent decisions and will promote greater predictability in the weeks ahead of the primary election,” Murphy wrote. 

“Because many of the issues presented in this case are likely to be resolved, narrowed, or rendered moot by the Supreme Court’s decision in [Colorado], the Court concludes that a remand is necessary,” Murphy went on.

“Hopefully it will at least clarify what role, if any, state decision-makers, including secretaries of state and state judicial officers, play in adjudicating claims of disqualification brought under Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment.”

Murphy also denied Trump’s request to stay additional judicial proceedings in the matter, saying she lacked authority to do so.

The Republican primaries in Colorado and Maine are both set for March 5.

The Colorado Supreme Court ruled Dec. 20 that Trump was ineligible for the ballot for violating Section 3 of the 14th Amendment — known as the Insurrection Clause or Disqualification Clause — with his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.

The provision prohibits those found to have engaged in “insurrection or rebellion” from holding high office.

Challenges to Trump’s eligibility in other states — including New Hampshire, Oregon, Michigan and Minnesota — have failed.

Trump is the runaway favorite to be the 2024 Republican presidential nominee after his blowout win in Monday’s Iowa caucus.