THe wise decision here would be ... any other answer disenfranchises all MILITARY personnel as well as the mail in voters! Wonderful point. Not all absentee voters would be disenfranchised, but many -- perhaps most -- will be.
But, hey, we're talking about creating legislation to keep Dems in power!
Aren't the Dims playing this rather dumb? Why couldn't they just leave Torch on the ballot and have the governor announce that if Torch wins and refuses the seat he will appoint someone else until the next election? Sort of like the Carnahan scenario. They have almost no chance to win this thing even if they get a replacement name on the ballot.