Democrats trying to replace their candidate for GA-14.
http://ballot-access.org/2020/09/19/georgia-democratic-nominee-for-u-s-house-in-georgia-says-he-cant-continue-to-run-because-he-is-moving-to-another-state/#commentsEarlier this month, Kevin Van Ausdal, the Democratic nominee for U.S. House, 14th district of Georgia, said that he is getting a divorce, must leave his home, and is unable to afford a new residence in Georgia. Therefore, he is moving to Indiana to live with his parents. See this story.
The author of the story, and Van Ausdal, both assume that he cannot continue to run. However, the U.S. Constitution does not require a candidate for Congress to live in the state during the campaign. Residence in the state is only required on election day. Article One, section two, says, “No person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained the age of 25 years, and been seven years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen.”
The article makes it seem as though that the Democratic Party wants the legal ability to replace him.
Comment:
It sounds like he was pushed. Until the Republican primary, he was a no hope candidate. Suddenly the Democrats thought they had a chance, and probably started pushing money into the campaign and brought in a professional campaign manager. They discovered flaws in their candidate and tried to replace him.
The Atlanta Journal Constitution quotes his principle campaign consultant as saying, “we told him there’s no wiggle room here” before claiming to be saddened. It also said the Democratic Party of Georgia immediately called on the SOS to disqualify Van Ausdal.
