[T Ruth]

I looked at the form and the box for "Democrat primary" is checked, not the box for "General." I suppose the argument must be that if he was not a lawful candidate in the primary then he couldn't win the primary?

Does that mean the second place finisher in the Dem primary would become the candidate in the general election?

Or can the Dems declare McAuliffe the candidate in the absence of any other candidate?

The Republican lawsuit is unclear to me.

[T Ruth]

I looked at the Complaint. Apparently the argument is that McAuliffe cannot be the Democrat nominee because he was not properly on the ballot in the primary election. One of the requests for relief in the suit is:

(iii) declaring that the Virginia State Board of Elections’ certification and declaration of McAuliffe as the winner of the Democratic primary on June 22, 2021 is contrary to Virginia law, and is therefore invalid;