US Senate candidate disqualified by new GOP rule sues to get on the ballot

Danny Ford II is arguing a GOP Party rule requiring candidates vote in two of the three most recent party primaries is unconstitutional.

By: Skylar Laird

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: July 30, 2026

Words: 679

Last Updated: 3 days, 7 hours ago

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COLUMBIA — A decertified candidate for U.S. Senate is suing to get his name on the ballot.

The state Republican Party decided Tuesday, after filing for the race closed, that three of the 12 people who signed up to run in the special Aug. 11 primary were not qualified. Two of those candidates, the party said, violated a party rule passed in June requiring candidates vote in two of the last three statewide …

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