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Lasher

(28,411 posts)
Fri Dec 22, 2023, 01:25 PM Dec 2023

Lawsuit to boot Trump off West Virginia ballots is dismissed because plaintiff lacks standing

A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit that aimed to keep former President Donald Trump off ballots in West Virginia.

The court action never reached the point of examining a claim that Trump is ineligible under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, which disqualifies federal officeholders who “have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof.”

Instead, the case filed by Texas resident John Anthony Castro was dismissed because the judge found that he couldn’t demonstrate standing. Castro had described himself as a candidate for president and said Trump’s presence on the ballot would harm his chances.

U.S. District Judge Irene Berger found that the evidence submitted removes “any doubt that Mr. Castro’s purported ‘campaign’ exists as a vehicle for pursuing litigation, not votes.”

https://wvmetronews.com/2023/12/22/lawsuit-to-boot-trump-off-west-virginia-ballots-is-dismissed-because-plaintiff-lacks-standing/

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Lawsuit to boot Trump off West Virginia ballots is dismissed because plaintiff lacks standing (Original Post) Lasher Dec 2023 OP
Should be a voter with standing. 2naSalit Dec 2023 #1
Maybe someone will step up. Lasher Dec 2023 #2
Keep pounding. MOMFUDSKI Dec 2023 #3
WTH The plaintiff said Trump on the ballot would harm "His Chances"??? Maraya1969 Dec 2023 #4
A federal judge? A Texas resident? This was doomed from the start. Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2023 #5

Hermit-The-Prog

(36,602 posts)
5. A federal judge? A Texas resident? This was doomed from the start.
Fri Dec 22, 2023, 02:45 PM
Dec 2023

West Virginia runs elections in West Virginia. I don't know their election laws, but pretty sure they are for WV qualified voters.

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