Fed. Judge To Hear Arguments In True The Vote Mississippi Case Thursday

Supporters of second-term state Sen. Chris McDaniel, R-Ellisville, hoist campaign signs as he announces his candidacy for the U.S. Senate in 2014, during a rally at the Jones County Courthouse in Ellisville, Miss., T... Supporters of second-term state Sen. Chris McDaniel, R-Ellisville, hoist campaign signs as he announces his candidacy for the U.S. Senate in 2014, during a rally at the Jones County Courthouse in Ellisville, Miss., Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013. His decision to run will likely pit him against longtime incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran in the Republican primary. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) MORE LESS
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A federal judge in Texas will hear oral arguments on Thursday in True the Vote’s lawsuit seeking Mississippi election from the U.S. Senate primary runoff records, according to the Clarion-Ledger.

True the Vote, a Tea Party-aligned group that has made voter fraud its primary issue, sued the Mississippi secretary of State and the state Republican Party.

State Sen. Chris McDaniel (R) and his supporters claim that Sen. Thad Cochran won the primary election with crossover votes from African-Americans and Democrats. The McDaniel campaign is currently reviewing election materials in a search for irregularities, but has yet to file a formal challenge to the election results.

A Mississippi district judge last week expressed skepticism over True the Vote’s lawsuit against Mississippi officials and ordered the group to clarify why they filed the lawsuit in the northern district of Mississippi, instead of the southern district.

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