Members of the Travis County Republican Party on Thursday began moving to oust their elected chairman, conspiracy theorist Robert Morrow, days after he created a stir by protesting against Donald Trump during the GOP presidential nominee’s campaign swing Tuesday through Austin.

Morrow, whose antics have embarrassed GOP officials, became vulnerable to being thrown out of office by filing in Texas to run as a write-in candidate for president, party officials said.

State law doesn’t allow county or precinct chairmen of a political party to run for federal, state or county office, said David Duncan, the Travis County party’s executive vice chairman.

Morrow effectively resigned when he filed to run for the White House, Duncan said, adding that Travis County Republican officials will be able to elect a new chairman when they next meet.

"I hope that will put this issue behind and we’ll be able to move forward," Duncan said. "We certainly wish Morrow well in his future endeavors."

State GOP Chairman Tom Mechler also joined the dump-Morrow movement Thursday, saying he looked forward to working with Morrow’s replacement.

"There is absolutely no place for rhetoric as distasteful as Mr. Morrow’s in the Republican Party of Texas," Mechler said.

Morrow said he didn’t believe the party had the authority to remove him.

"I am the chairman of the party, so who are these people?" Morrow said. "I will tell you this: If they try to remove me as party chairman, they have no legal right to do that. The case law on this is probably very thin for whatever pretext they’re going to try to do."

Morrow — who objects to the label "conspiracy theorist" and prefers to be called a political researcher or muckraker — said he believes the removal attempt was motivated by his appearance outside of Trump campaign events Tuesday.

Wearing his signature jester’s cap, Morrow stood behind a large red sign that accused his party’s nominee of child rape, citing an anonymous lawsuit filed in a New York federal court. There is no additional evidence that Trump has engaged in pedophilia, a crime that Morrow has accused other public figures of engaging in as well.

Morrow told passers-by that he also was running for president, noting that his platform included bikini contests on the White House lawn.

"If I’m elected president, every Fourth of July, we’re going to have a wet T-shirt contest at the White House," he added.

The Travis County party will hold a Friday morning news conference in Austin to discuss the ouster of Morrow. The announcement referred to Duncan as "acting chairman."

According to the Texas secretary of state’s office, Morrow met the requirements to be a certified write-in candidate for president by submitting a declaration that included signed consent forms from his vice presidential running mate — his handyman, Todd Sanders — and from 38 registered voters willing to serve as his presidential electors.

Write-in candidates must be certified for their votes to count.

Evan McMullin, an independent candidate seeking to make a national run for president, wasn’t certified as a write-in candidate because one of his electors wasn’t a registered voter, the office said.

Morrow’s shocking March 1 victory, in which he unseated James Dickey in the little-watched, down-ballot race for county GOP chairman, made international headlines after reporters delved into his vulgar, pornographic and profane social media history.

Since his election, local party officials have debated whether it was better to tackle Morrow head-on by attempting to remove him or by downplaying the situation while trying to go about business as usual.

As Morrow took office in June, the party’s precinct chairs stripped him of many powers and responsibilities typically held by the county party chairman. Morrow went along with that plan, saying he was more focused on spreading his political research than on running, or disrupting, the party’s operations.