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Relevant because at the time of posting to statewide senate racebis separated by less than 100 votes.

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[–] zoloftt@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago (3 children)

How? States manage their elections, not the Fed?

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago

That's how it has always worked

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The same way any case gets to them. The loser sues and the civil case gets appealed repeatedly.

[–] zoloftt@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I guess anything can get to the supreme court that way. The supreme court has been rejecting all election cases though

[–] xtr0n@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Bush v Gore was a notable and shameful exception. They are ignoring Trump’s recent temper tantrum filings because he’s asking for way too much for even the crazy corrupt Alito and Thomas to abide. But don't kid yourself, they will forsake what few principles they have in a heartbeat if it suits them.

[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

If the one seat would make a difference in the majority then they would throw any principles aside. If the one seat isn't going to make them any safer they will pretend to have standards.

Look into what happened in the 2000 election around Florida, and how the SC got involved