While an administrative law judge heard the case Friday, the congressman testified that she could not run for reelection after she was accused of supporting efforts to overturn the 2020 election and the January 6, 2021, riot.
A lawmaker speaks during a court hearing in Atlanta, Georgia.
The 14th Amendment bars people from holding office if they have engaged in illegal activity, and a coalition of Georgia voters argued that she should be disqualified.
The secretary of state in Georgia has the power to refer challenges against candidates to an administrative court for a hearing.
The judge who heard the case on Friday will report his findings to the judge.
It will be left to Raffensperger to decide if Greene is qualified to seek and hold public office, and he can keep him off the ballot if he chooses.
According to Forbes, the secretary of state does not have a comment on the case, but he will make a decision based on Beaudrot's conclusion.
The voters challenging her candidacy can appeal to a state court, which will determine whether or not to modify the secretary of state's ruling.
In the aftermath of the 2020 election, Raffensperger, a Republican, became well known for opposing former President Donald Trump's claims of voter fraud in Georgia. The voter fraud claims made by Trump are based on bad data and are just plain wrong.
A coalition of Georgia voters from her district are challenging her candidacy because of her support for the January 6 riot on the Capitol building, which they argue violates a provision of the 14th Amendment that states no person can serve. She continued to support the claims of voter fraud and the attempt to challenge the Electoral College vote. There is no evidence of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election.
Any role in the Capitol Attack is not recalled by Marjorie Taylor Greene.
Georgia voters are trying to block Marjorie Taylor Greene from running.
Georgia election head says there is no evidence of fraud in the second recount.
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