[xzins]

See http://soundpolitics.com/The%20Federal%20Crime%20of%20Election%20Fraud.pdf

The merits of McDaniel’s case were not heard. The ruling was on timing. The merits come under federal concerns since it’s a federal elective office. IOW, fraud is still fraud even if you do not meet an arbitrary date. For example, if an election were proven a year later to be fraudulent, then the timing imposed on challenges — designed to expedite the seating of newly elected officials — would be moot.

[Lurking Libertarian]

Your link talks about criminal enforcement, not civil. SCOTUS cannot hear an appeal from this decision because McDaniel did not raise any federal-law issues in his appeal to the Mississippi Supreme Court, and you cannot raise before SCOTUS an issue you didn't raise in the lower courts.

[NCjim]

For example, if an election were proven a year later to be fraudulent, then the timing imposed on challenges — designed to expedite the seating of newly elected officials — would be moot.

Thank you for your correct usage of moot. Too many times do I hear of "mute points". :-)