An Atrocious Blow from the Supreme Court, or perhaps an Opportunity?: Candidates can Sue for Voting Method

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This is unbelievably ridiculous on one hand. Although, on the other hand, it also means that plurality rules can be contested in court for failing fairness criteria such as independence of clones.

https://newrepublic.com/post/205290/supreme-court-major-blow-mail-in-voting?utm_sf_cserv_ref=27532535073004573&utm_campaign=SF_TNR&utm_sf_post_ref=655090698&utm_source=Threads&utm_medium=social&media_id=3813670661894575203_63371295673&media_author_id=63371295673&source_quote_media_id=3813869635691710276&utm_source=ig_text_post_permalink

If voting reformers are strategic, they can systematically sue for specific criteria failures, leaving the only options for legal voting rules to fall in a narrow, ideally more preferable category.

One of the most interesting suits could be failure of the Smith or bipartisan criterion. Imagine if that case were won. Imagine also if the Supreme Court, ignorant of voting theory, established contradictory laws Wouldn’t that be wonderful.