Indiana county judge strikes down 'unconstitutional' voting law in favor of GOP Senate hopeful

An Indiana judge has ruled a state law on voting requirements for candidates' party affiliation to be unconstitutional, granting an injunction to U.S. Senate hopeful John Rust.

The law in question says a candidate’s past two primary elections must be cast with the party the candidate is affiliated with or a county party chair must approve the candidacy. In court documents, Rust argued that this statute "should be struck down as being unconstitutionally vague and overly broad."

"It is a spectacular victory for the voters of Indiana," Rust said when reached by phone Thursday evening.