RALEIGH — First-term GOP Rep. Madison Cawthorn said an effort by voters to block his candidacy will fail and is part of a scheme to target “America First patriots” who backed former President Donald Trump. “It’s just a political tactic,” Cawthorn told Fox News. He formally filed candidacy papers with the State Board of Elections last month, just before filing was suspended while redistricting lawsuits are pending. The challenge to his candidacy was filed with the State Board of Elections on behalf of 11 voters in that new district. The voters contend that Cawthorn, who formally filed as a candidate for the 13th District seat last month, can’t run because he fails to comply with an amendment in the U.S. Constitution ratified shortly after the Civil War.

Source: Fox News January 15, 2022 13:17 UTC