A group of North Carolina voters filed suit to disqualify Rep. Madison Cawthorn from running for re-election, citing his involvement in a rally preceding the deadly Capitol insurrection.
to disqualify Rep. Madison Cawthorn from running for re-election, citing his involvement in a rally preceding the deadly Capitol insurrection.The legal challenge, filed before the North Carolina State Board of Elections, argues that Cawthorn's speech at the rally, questioning the result of the presidential election, constitutionally bar him from seeking a second term.
The voters contend that Cawthorn violated the 14th Amendment, which states that no person, "who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress ... shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion." The challenge also alleges that the North Carolina Republican "urged his followers to threaten and intimidate" members of Congress, adding that he or his staff were also "in close contact with rally organizers.
"The Constitution disqualifies from public office any elected officials who aided that insurrection," he continued. The "publicly available evidence, including Representative Cawthorn’s statements and reports that he or his office coordinated with the January 6 organizers, establish reasonable suspicion that Representative Cawthorn aided the insurrection, thereby disqualifying him from federal office."
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