Rep. Greene Sues Over Effort to Remove Her From Georgia Ballot

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is fighting efforts to remove her from the 2022 primary ballot based on her alleged role in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, telling a federal judge the law allowing electors to challenge her candidacy is unconstitutional.

Greene’s April 1 lawsuit seeks an order blocking a Georgia statute that allows any elector who’s eligible to vote for a candidate to challenge the candidate’s qualifications by filing a written complaint with the secretary of state’s office. The statute allows a candidate to be removed from the ballot after a hearing before an administrative law judge and consideration ...