Challenges to Madison Cawthorn can't proceed under new district, elections board says

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11. Cawthorn represents the 11th district which is where the complaining voters now live, and did so

prior to the previous redistricting which is now overturned. The state had redistricted previously and named the area as the 13th district. Cawthorn then filed to run in the 13th. When the latest map was released that area was once more labeled as the 11th , while the 13th was now an area in the middle of NC.

As it stands I suppose Cawthorn may refile to run in 11th at which point I suspect the suit would need to be refiled as well. The sequence of process past that point is unclear as to how quickly the determination would be made and when the board would act.

The whole thing may become moot if Cawthorn is found to be part of the Jan 6th gang and is punished accordingly, but that will likely not happen prior to the election. The conservative voters of the 11th district would chose anyone of similar political outlook. Cawthorn is from the same district that elected Mark Meadows repeatedly.

It is not clear how much effect publicity over this and over Jan 6th have affected Cawthorn's popularity in the 11th district. It seems unlikely he would face a primary opponent from his own party at this late date.

However, this is North Carolina and stranger political things have happened before.