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Court Dismisses Challenge, Keeps Trump-Backed Mills on Ballot

7/18/2026

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The court dismissed the suit to keep Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) on Florida’s August 18 primary ballot.
Judge Lee Marsh said Florida law gives the Secretary of State, not the courts, authority to certify qualifications.
Michael Johnson claimed Mills’s oath was notarized in Washington, D.C. by a Florida notary and will appeal.
Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) is endorsed by U.S. President Donald Trump and faces a House Ethics Committee investigation.

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The court dismissed the suit to keep Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) on Florida’s August 18 primary ballot.
Judge Lee Marsh said Florida law gives the Secretary of State, not the courts, authority to certify qualifications.
Michael Johnson claimed Mills’s oath was notarized in Washington, D.C. by a Florida notary and will appeal.
Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) is endorsed by U.S. President Donald Trump and faces a House Ethics Committee investigation.