Topline Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) sued members of the North Carolina State Board of Elections on Monday in an effort to secure his candidacy in the midterm elections, after voters petitioned the board to keep Cawthorn off the ballot on the grounds that the lawmaker’s role in the January 6 riot disqualifies him from running for Congress. Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) speaks at the U.S. Capitol early Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. ASSOCIATED PRESS Key Facts A group of North Carolina attorneys filed a legal complaint January 10 with the state elections board arguing that the far-right Cawthorn should be disqualified from running for office and asking the board to hold a hearing. The voters allege Cawthorn’s statements and actions in support of the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol building violate the Fourteenth Amendment, which states “no person” can serve in Congress who, after taking an oath of office, “engaged in insurrection or rebellion against” the U.S. government or… Click below to read the full story from Forbes
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