Georgia officials rule that Marjorie Taylor Greene can remain on the ballot

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Officials in Georgia have ruled that Republican U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene should remain on the ballot for reelection, after a group of voters and a supporting legal group filed a formal challenge to her candidacy for her role in the Capitol riot.

Updated May 6, 2022 at 6:00 PM ET

On Friday, a state administrative judge said that the lawyers challenging Greene's run failed to prove that she engaged in insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021. The plaintiffs had asked the state to disqualify Greene, citing a provision in the Constitution that forbids members of Congress who support an insurrection from serving in office.announced"The evidence in this matter is insufficient to establish that Rep. Greene ... 'engaged in insurrection or rebellion' under the 14th Amendment to the Constitution," Judge Charles Beaudrot wrote in his ruling.

 

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