[marktwain]

In your hypothetical, who does have legal standing to use the federal courts to force a state to follow its own election laws, or more likely, to follow Constitutional requirements?

[Alberta's Child]

The citizens of the state where the election laws were violated have clear standing — in STATE court.

And what particular “Constitutional requirement” is involved here?

[Alberta's Child]

P.S. — the Federal courts can only take action in cases where Federal laws or constitutional issues are at stake. That’s why election challenges in Federal courts are almost always based on matters related to the Civil Rights Act or the Voting Rights Act.