Cawthorn Insurrection Challenge Revived by New Voter Complaint

A federal court hearing has been scheduled for Friday after two North Carolina voters filed a new petition to disqualify Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) from seeking re-election, on grounds that he participated in the U.S. Capitol insurrection.

The voters’ action resurrects a novel legal challenge that has dragged on for weeks as the state redrew its congressional maps, Cawthorn filed a federal lawsuit to block attempts to oust him, and state election officials dismissed an earlier challenge by voters for lack of legal standing.

U.S. District Court Judge Richard E. Myers had previously set a March 21 hearing on Cawthorn’s ...