2026年4月9日 晚9:51 美东夏令时 / 福克斯新闻
俄亥俄州务卿弗兰克·拉罗斯以“选举程序诚信”为由将塞缪尔·罗南从选票上移除
作者：亚历山德拉·科赫 福克斯新闻
美国最高法院周四驳回了一名自称为“进步派”的候选人参选俄亥俄州共和党初选的申请，维持了州选举官员取消其候选人资格的决定，理由是他谎报了自己的党派归属。
前民主党州级和全国候选人塞缪尔·罗南试图以共和党人的身份，在俄亥俄州第15国会选区挑战共和党现任议员迈克·凯里。为此，他签署了一份候选人声明，承诺若选举造假将承担法律责任，并宣誓自己是共和党成员。
然而，美国联邦地区法院提交的法庭文件显示，罗南曾公开承认，他的参选是一项精心策划的战略，目的是让民主党人以共和党人的身份在“深红选区”参选，以“打入共和党内部”。
一名共和党选民马克·沙尔向富兰克林县选举委员会提出抗议，并提供了社交媒体帖子和采访作为证据，证明罗南的计划是“欺骗”共和党选民。
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据《法庭新闻服务社》的报道，罗南在申请中辩称自己没有谎报党派归属，并援引包括前总统罗纳德·里根、唐纳德·特朗普总统以及“数百名其他政客”在内的类似党派变更案例作为依据。
在选举委员会出现党派分歧投票后，俄亥俄州务卿弗兰克·拉罗斯介入，将罗南从选票上移除。
根据法庭文件，拉罗斯表示，此案关乎“选举程序的诚信”，并严厉谴责了罗南所谓的渗透共和党计划。
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作为回应，罗南提起联邦诉讼，称自己的第一修正案权利遭到侵犯，因为州政府利用他的核心政治言论作为将他从选票上移除的理由。
美国首席地区法官萨拉·D·莫里森迅速驳回了罗南的论点，裁定第一修正案并不保护提交虚假候选人声明的候选人。
“绝不能出现这样的情况：即便候选人谎报了自己的党派归属，州政府也必须允许其参与党派初选，仅仅因为第一修正案受到了影响，”莫里森在判决书中写道。
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她指出，虽然俄亥俄州允许候选人合法变更政治党派，但选举官员无需忽视与候选人宣誓誓言直接矛盾的公开声明。
法院强调，州政府拥有“重大利益”，禁止候选人在不属于某一政党的情况下，虚假声明自己属于该政党。
莫里森还驳回了罗南关于一名共和党选举委员会成员存在违宪偏见的指控，认定政治关联并不能证明存在偏见风险。
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在法律诉讼失败后，罗南于周一请求最高法院在提前投票前介入此案。
据《法庭新闻服务社》报道，特朗普任命的大法官布雷特·卡瓦诺将该申请提交给全体大法官，全体大法官未作解释便驳回了罗南的请求。
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Supreme Court blocks candidate after alleged GOP infiltration scheme exposed
April 9, 2026 9:51pm EDT / Fox News
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose tossed Samuel Ronan off the ballot, citing ‘integrity of the electoral process’
By Alexandra Koch Fox News
The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a self-described “progressive” candidate’s bid to enter Ohio’s Republican primary, leaving in place a decision by state election officials to disqualify him for misrepresenting his party affiliation.
Samuel Ronan, a former Democratic state and national candidate, attempted to run as a Republican in Ohio’s 15th Congressional District against GOP incumbent Rep. Mike Carey. To do so, he signed a declaration of candidacy — under penalty of election falsification — swearing he was a member of the Republican Party.
However, court documents filed in U.S. District Court note Ronan was caught publicly admitting that his candidacy was part of a calculated strategy to run Democrats as Republicans in “deep red districts” to “get a foot in the door.”
A Republican voter, Mark Schare, filed a protest with the Franklin County Board of Elections, presenting social media posts and interviews as evidence of Ronan’s scheme to “trick” GOP voters.
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Sam Ronan flashing a peace sign(Sam Ronan)
Ronan claimed in his application he did not lie about his affiliation, citing similar party deviations by politicians, including former President Ronald Reagan, President Donald Trump and “hundreds of others,” according to a report from Courthouse News Service.
After the election board tied along party lines, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose stepped in to toss Ronan off the ballot.
LaRose said the case was a matter of “the integrity of the electoral process,” slamming Ronan’s alleged mission to infiltrate the party, according to court filings.
Sam Ronan previously described himself as a “progressive.”(Sam Ronan via Facebook)
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In response, Ronan filed a federal lawsuit claiming his First Amendment rights were violated because the state used his core political speech against him to remove him from the ballot.
Chief U.S. District Judge Sarah D. Morrison swiftly rejected Ronan’s arguments, ruling the First Amendment does not protect a candidate who submits a fraudulent declaration of candidacy.
“It cannot be the case that a State must allow a candidate on a partisan ballot even if he lied about his party affiliation simply because the First Amendment is implicated,” Morrison wrote in her opinion.
Sam Ronan speaks with a crowd of people.(Sam Ronan via Facebook)
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She noted that while Ohio allows candidates to legally change their political affiliation, election officials are not required to ignore a candidate’s public statements that directly contradict their sworn oath.
The court emphasized the state has a “substantial interest” in barring candidates from fraudulently attesting they belong to a political party when they do not.
Morrison also dismissed Ronan’s claims that a Republican elections board member was unconstitutionally biased against him, finding that political association does not prove a risk of bias.
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After the legal loss, Ronan asked the Supreme Court Monday to intervene prior to early voting.
Justice Brett Kavanaugh, a Trump appointee, referred the application to the full court, which denied Ronan’s request without explanation, according to Courthouse News Service.
Alexandra Koch is a Fox News Digital journalist who covers breaking news, with a focus on high-impact events that shape national conversation.
She has covered major national crises, including the L.A. wildfires, Potomac and Hudson River aviation disasters, Boulder terror attack, and Texas Hill Country floods.
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