Tag: Disqualification Clause

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Beats Disqualification Lawsuit, Challengers Appeal

After a state judge refused to disqualify U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) from the ballot, the left-wing group that challenged her candidacy on insurrection grounds is appealing the judge’s ruling to the Georgia Supreme Court. The state court threw out the challenge on July 25. The appeal was filed July 28. Greene, an outspoken supporter…


Democratic Candidate Challenges GOP Frontrunner in PA Governor’s Race on Jan. 6 ‘Insurrection’ Grounds

A Democratic state candidate is trying to disqualify outspoken Trump supporter Pennsylvania state Senator Doug Mastriano from the state governor’s race because he allegedly participated in an “insurrection” against the U.S. government. A new poll by the Trafalgar Group shows Mastriano is leading the field of nine candidates seeking the Republican nomination for governor of the Keystone…


Democrats try to Disqualify 2 Pro-Trump Congressmen and 1 State Lawmaker in Arizona

Two left-wing groups are trying to disqualify two pro-Trump Arizona congressmen and one Arizona state representative, all Republicans, as candidates in approaching elections for allegedly participating in a supposed insurrection against the U.S. government by supporting the former president’s reelection bid. This alleged conspiracy supposedly culminated in the Jan. 6, 2021, security breach at the…


Arizona Democrats Seek to Disqualify 2 Pro-Trump Congressmen, 1 State Lawmaker

Two left-wing groups are trying to disqualify two pro-Trump Arizona congressmen and one Arizona state representative, all Republicans, as candidates in approaching elections for allegedly participating in a supposed insurrection against the U.S. government by supporting the former president’s reelection bid. This alleged conspiracy supposedly culminated in the Jan. 6, 2021, security breach at the…


Dems Sue to Disqualify 3 GOP Congressmen From 2022 Ballot, Alleging Role in Insurrection, Election Manipulation

Democratic Party activists in Wisconsin filed suit in federal court, arguing that a pro-Trump senator and two pro-Trump congressmen should be barred from office for speaking out on 2020 election irregularities and allegedly attempting to manipulate the congressional certification of the presidential election results. The Wisconsin Republican lawmakers targeted by the suit are two-term Sen….


Democrats Sue to Disqualify 3 GOP Congressmen From 2022 Ballot, Alleging Role in Insurrection, Election Manipulation

Democratic Party activists in Wisconsin have filed a suit in federal court arguing that a pro-Trump senator and two pro-Trump congressmen should be barred from office for speaking out on 2020 election irregularities and allegedly attempting to manipulate the congressional certification of the presidential election results. The Wisconsin Republican lawmakers targeted by the suit are…


Indiana Officials Unanimously Reject Democrat’s Effort to Disqualify Rep. Jim Banks From 2022 Election Run

The bipartisan Indiana Election Commission on Feb. 18 unanimously dismissed a Democratic challenger’s bid to force an outspoken pro-Trump Republican congressman off this year’s ballot for contesting the 2020 presidential election results. Aaron “A.J.” Calkins of Fort Wayne, who is running in a three-way Democratic Party primary for the right to face third-term U.S. Rep….