Lawsuit Filed Against Tennessee Republican Party Duration of Residency Requirement to Run for Congress

On May 2, Robby Starbuck Newsom, a Republican candidate for Congress in Tennessee, filed a federal lawsuit to get himself on the Republican primary ballot. The state Republican Party had barred him from its primary ballot because he had not voted in at least three of the last four Republican primaries. The rule sets up a duration of residency requirement for congressional candidates. Newsom v Golden, m.d., 3:22cv-318. Thanks to Thomas Jones for this news. The case is assigned to U.S. District Court Judge William L. Campbell, a Trump appointee.

Here is the Complaint.


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