The eligibility of Representative Jim Banks (R-IN) to run for reelection is being challenged by one of his potential Democratic opponents in November. The challenge, filed before the Indiana Election Commission, alleges that Representative Banks is ineligible under Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment.
I am quite skeptical that there is sufficient factual support for this challenge, as I am unaware of any allegations that Representative Banks was involved in the January 6th insurrection. The Indiana Election Commission decides these eligibility challenges informally–no written submissions are required and no written decision is issued. Thus, I’m not sure their ruling will tell us much of anything. But an appeal can, of course, be brought in the courts.
Posted by Gerard Magliocca on February 10, 2022 at 06:07 PM