Uh...no. The Federal level could affirm that Cruz is NBC then all lawsuits will be dismissed.
If it was that easy we could just do the same to Hillary. Make her prove her eligibility in all states. Sure she will win, but so will Cruz.
Shouldn’t the FEC be verifying that to begin with?
I mean, wouldn’t they tell him he couldn’t run when he filed? Am I just taking crazy pills?
Doesn't the Sec of State in each state have to verify and certify eligibility of candidates for their names to appear on the ballot? In 2008 they accepted, without question, a mealy mouthed worded certification from the dems that Hussein 0bama was qualified to be POTUS.
There is good argument all around, whether a federal court could take the question at all, ever (meaning Congress decides the issue after there is a president-elect), or whether SCOTUS or a federal court can take it up before Congress act.
The most generous grant of judicial intervention follows the Bush v. Gore case. Litigated in both state and federal court. That got to SCOTUS without a split in the circuits.
At any rate, long winded way to say I agree with you, but it's still messy, and the outcome is uncertain at best.
Oh, and to add, these contests can occur at ballot access time, but technically aren't ripe until a state chooses electors.