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A Hypothetical Obama v. McCain: On October 20, 2008 Election Law @ Moritz, with co-sponsors AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project and the Supreme Court Institute at Georgetown's law school, met to conduct a simulated Supreme Court adjudication of a hypothetical case involving this year's election. In the hypothetical, Colorado turns out to be the decisive state in this election, with McCain receiving 265 electoral votes and Obama receiving 264 electoral votes. The problem: A torrential storm occurred in Denver on Election Day. As a result, the city clerk notified polling places to stay open two extra hours. Colorado?s Secretary of State (an elected Republican), filed a lawsuit in state district court asking the court to enjoin the extension of polling hours...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime and Consequences on October 30, 2008 (boomark / email).