About 10 or 12 years ago we had a Republican Gubernatorial candidate accused of sexual misconduct. He dropped out of the race and the man who came in second in the primary, Arne Carlson, was allowed to run in the general election. All of this took place in the week or so prior to the general election. Arne Carlson won.
My guess is the US Supreme Court will either not hear the NJ case or will find the NJ Supreme Court can decide what they want. There just doesn't seem to be many federal laws that have been broken.
I do believe this decision is catastrophic for future elections and the integrity of the system. Essentially, they pulled Toricelli because he was behind in the polls. He never would have been pulled if he was ahead or just a little behind.
Will NJ vote Lautenberg back in? Well they voted for a man who spent 68 million so I guess the answer is yes.
About 10 or 12 years ago we had a Republican Gubernatorial candidate accused of sexual misconduct. He dropped out of the race and the man who came in second in the primary, Arne Carlson, was allowed to run in the general election. All of this took place in the week or so prior to the general election. Arne Carlson won. It was more than a week, but the central point is, did the state law allow this or did the court make it up?
About 10 or 12 years ago we had a Republican Gubernatorial candidate accused of sexual misconduct. He dropped out of the race and the man who came in second in the primary, Arne Carlson, was allowed to run in the general election. All of this took place in the week or so prior to the general election. Arne Carlson won. Since this was a governor's election, it is a state election, not a federal election, and so a lot of federal laws don't apply.
Disclaimer: IANAL.