Your area of specialty but point me to a case of a court mandating an elelction canceled by a state legislature.https://twitter.com/rickhasen/status/929420582105464832 …
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Oh this is an interesting precedent,
@hughhewitt, for the anti-democratic aspect of cancelling elections already called (from the above cited article) cc:@neal_katyal :pic.twitter.com/qEIFdLZ4dN
So far my research has not uncovered any case where a state tried to cancel a Senate special election which was challenged in court. Likely because it so unbelievably undemocratic to try to do so.
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Time for another round of Unprecedented Constitutional Hardball!
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Although, given that precedent, I might be willing to accept a canceled election in Alabama if trump would flee the country. Forever.
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In 1957 the Texas Senate killed a bill to cancel a special Senate election crowded with conservative candidates. Its sponsor argued against electing a US Senator by a slim plurality. Opponents argued the purpose was to stop an election the liberal Ralph Yarborough was leading.pic.twitter.com/10XL3yX1Xp
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Is there a case other than Bush v Gore which supports that?
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