{"id":687950,"date":"2021-08-26T19:20:18","date_gmt":"2021-08-26T23:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=687950"},"modified":"2021-08-26T19:20:21","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T23:20:21","slug":"virginia-republican-party-seeks-to-disqualify-democratic-nominee-for-governor-terry-mcauliffe-in-new-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-republican-party-seeks-to-disqualify-democratic-nominee-for-governor-terry-mcauliffe-in-new-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Republican Party Seeks To Disqualify Democratic Nominee For Governor Terry McAuliffe In New Lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvirginia-republican-party-seeks-to-disqualify-democratic-nominee-for-governor-terry-mcauliffe-in-new-lawsuit%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=687950&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1333763330-scaled-e1630016510208.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The Virginia Republican Party (RPV) filed a lawsuit Thursday in an effort to disqualify Democratic Gubernatorial Nominee Terry McAuliffe from his candidacy in the Nov. 2 general election.<\/p>\n<p>After a primary election, Virginia state law requires a candidate to file a Declaration of Candidacy to the Virginia State Board of Elections provided with signatures by the nominee and either a notary or two witnesses, <a href=\"https:\/\/virginia.gop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/RPV-v-Piper-Complaint-FILED.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according<\/a> to the lawsuit. The state\u2019s GOP filed suit against the Virginia State Board of Elections (SBE) and the Virginia Department of Elections for allowing McAuliffe to run for governor after his Declaration allegedly lacked his required signature and had false witnesses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMcAuliffe\u2019s Declaration, lacking his signature and falsely signed by two purported witnesses, is plainly in violation of Virginia law and should have been rejected by the Board and Department of Elections,\u201d the document said. \u201cThe omission of McAuliffe\u2019s signature from his Declaration, compounded by false witness attestations, is fatal to his candidacy under Virginia law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The witnesses on McAuliffe\u2019s declaration are named Renzo Olivari and Christian Radden, according to the suit. Olivari reportedly serves as a Communications member for the nominee and Radden reportedly has had a notable political history with Democratic candidates, including being the President Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign\u2019s payroll. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/07\/20\/unions-mcauliffe-campaign-money-changing-stance-right-to-work-laws\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Unions Reward $2.2 Million To Terry McAuliffe\u2019s Campaign After Changing His Stance On Right-To-Work Laws)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"5.6434108527132\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8VAGOP FILES LAWSUIT SEEKING MCAULIFFE DISQUALIFICATION\ud83d\udea8 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qKZFavvXi9\">https:\/\/t.co\/qKZFavvXi9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Virginia GOP (@VA_GOP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VA_GOP\/status\/1430964766856597506?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 26, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The suit seeks for the Court to declare the SBE\u2019s acceptance of McAuliffe\u2019s nomination and the Dept. of Elections certification of the Democratic nominee \u201cinvalid\u201d and to ensure that his name will not appear on the ballot. The RPV said Republican Virginia Gubernatorial Nominee Glenn Youngkin will likely face several obstacles due to his opponent being an \u201cillegitimate candidate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf McAuliffe-a punitive candidate whose place on the ballot has been obtained by misrepresentation, false statements, and incomplete certification procedures, and who cannot meet the minimum standards for ballot qualification under Virginia law-is listed on the ballot for Governor in November, the RPV and its candidate for Governor will suffer concrete injury because it must divert funds and other resources to counter the candidacy of an illegitimate candidate in the contest who, as a matter of law, should not be on the ballot,\u201d the RPV said in the suit.<\/p>\n<p>Christina Freundlich, McAuliffe\u2019s communication\u2019s director, called the RPV\u2019s suit a \u201cTrumpian move\u201d aimed at barring voters from electing the Democratic nominee.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur campaign submitted the required paperwork. This is nothing more than a desperate Trumpian move by the Virginia GOP to deprive voters of a choice in this election because Terry is consistently leading in the polls,\u201d Freundlich <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/christinafreund\/status\/1430978268547719168\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>Rich Anderson, the RPV Chairman, said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/virginia.gop\/virginia-gop-files-lawsuit-seeking-mcauliffe-disqualification\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">statement<\/a> that this clear violation of Virginia\u2019s election laws \u201cseverely jeopardizes\u201d election integrity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFree and fair elections are the cornerstone of our democracy, and Terry McAuliffe\u2019s clear violation of the law severely jeopardizes the integrity of our elections in Virginia,\u201d Anderson said. \u201cFor decades, Terry has used his political connections and proximity to power to avoid consequences for his reckless behavior and disregard for people and law, but no amount of political favors and back-slapping can refute the fact that McAuliffe is a fraudulent candidate and cannot be Virginia\u2019s next governor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Democratic nominee served as governor from 2014-18, when Democratic Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam defeated him in the 2017 election. Former Democratic Virginia Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/07\/06\/l-douglas-wilder-terry-mcauliffe-blackface-scandals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lawrence Douglas Wilder<\/a> alleged in July that although he did not violate state law, McAuliffe violated the state\u2019s informal precedent that establishes that a former governor does not run for reelection.<\/p>\n<p>Youngkin established an \u201cElection Integrity Task Force\u201d in February prior to his May 10&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/10\/glenn-youngkin-virginia-governor-gop-nomination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">nomination<\/a> victory, <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/569609-virginia-gop-sues-to-disqualify-mcauliffe-from-governors-race-alleging\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according<\/a> to The Hill.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Virginia Republican Party (RPV) filed a lawsuit Thursday in an effort to disqualify Democratic Gubernatorial Nominee Terry McAuliffe from his candidacy in the Nov. 2 general election.After a primary &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-687950","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/687950","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=687950"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/687950\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=687950"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=687950"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=687950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}