[Congressman Billybob]

The New Jersey statute you cite, about voiding an election and declaring the office vacant, would certainly apply to the election of the Dogcatcher in Teaneck. However, because the US Constitution gives the Senate power over the "election" of its own Members, the Constitution trumps the law of New Jersey.

Therefore, straightening this out, if the US SC declares after the fact that Lautenberg should not have been on the ballot but Lautenberg wins, will be up to the Senate.

Billybob

[mlo]

Addressed in #84.

[Ziva]

The New Jersey statute you cite, about voiding an election and declaring the office vacant, would certainly apply to the election of the Dogcatcher in Teaneck.

Hey, I once ran for Dogcatcher in Teaneck! Well, actually it really was county committee.