[Goldwater Girl]

You remember incorrectly. The judge ruled in her favor because the remedy for failure to follow the law was included within the statute. (No resignation letter= immediate, irrevocable removal from office.)
The judge forgave nothing- he dismissed the case as without merit.

[Fuzz]

Ah. I think the thing that confused me, was the part in the law where it stated something like the person who didn't comply had to be removed from the ballot. With the automatic resignation, I guess it would not be possible to actually not comply then and that looks like a useless phrase that could cause some confusion.