[Galtoid]

Just a slight disagreement with you. I believe that I heard someone yesterday say that the only way this thing gets to SCOTUS is on a Voters' Rights basis. In other words, voting rights is a federal issue, which could be violated in the case of the absentee voters' already receiving ballots which will have been invalid.

[freedomcrusader]

...the only way this thing gets to SCOTUS is on a Voters' Rights basis

That would explain the perseveration on the absentee ballots sent in already.

[cinFLA]

Just a slight disagreement with you. I believe that I heard someone yesterday say that the only way this thing gets to SCOTUS is on a Voters' Rights basis. In other words, voting rights is a federal issue, which could be violated in the case of the absentee voters' already receiving ballots which will have been invalid. </>

Have you forgotten Florida 2000? Federal rules mandate that you CANNOT change the rules in the middle of an election!

[fightinJAG]

Any time a federal issue is raised, the SCOTUS can find it has jurisdiction. This is not limited to the Voting Rights Act. I think there were several laws at play (no pun intended ;-)) in Bush v. Gore. And if a federal constitutional issue can be posed, such as a violation of the Equal Protection Clause, bingo.