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INDIANAPOLIS — State Supreme Court has taken a reprieve from the case submitted by Marion County Superior Court Judge Patrick J. Dietrick that declared a “two party primary voting history”

Rust, running to succeed U.S. Sen. Mike Braun, was seeking to challenge Congressman Jim Banks for the GOP nomination in the May 2024 primary.

Justices ruled his placement on the ballot can be challenged, but he remains on it currently unless the Indiana Election Commission rules he should be removed

(Photo/Pexels.com) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen February 28, 2024 The attorney for John Rust tried for 20 minutes Tuesday to convince the

The bipartisan Indiana Election Commission has voted unanimously to remove one of two Republican U.S. Senate candidates from the primary ballot. The state Supreme Court also rejected John Rusts legal

The bipartisan Indiana Election Commission has voted unanimously to remove one of two Republican U.S. Senate candidates from the primary ballot

"They're trying to keep me off the ballot because I'm not under their control. They're looking for a stooge."

U.S. Senate hopeful John Rust will be kept off the GOP primary ballot in May, while former president Donald Trump has secured his spot against Republican challenger Nikki Haley.

Shortly after the decision was announced Rust released a statement on Twitter saying that if necessary he plans to appeal this ruling.

The bipartisan Indiana Election Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to remove one of two Republican U.S. Senate candidates from the primary ballot, and the state Supreme Court rejected his legal challenge to the law barring his candidacy. The decision to remove John Rust from the ballot leaves U.S. Rep. Jim Banks as the only GOP candidate for the seat. Rust had sued state officials over Indiana's law requiring that candidates must have voted in their party's past two primaries or re...