Why would the number of electoral votes determine standing rather than being a candidate? If Obama should not have been in the running in the first place (I’m aware of Obamas’ argument that non-natural born candidates have historically been in the race, but I don’t consider that a valid argument), then would it not follow that the electoral votes are nullified?
(I’m not trying to be argumentative, just looking for clarification on the rationales.)
The usual definition of standing in U.S. law is that the plaintiff must have (1) suffered some personal, particularized injury, (2) which was caused by an illegal act of the defendant, and (3) which would be cured by a decision in the plaintiff’s favor. If Keyes is basing standing on his status as a candidate, he loses at step 3, because a decision that Obama was disqualified wouldn’t hand the election to Keyes.