Count first, and rule upon legality afterwards, is not a recipe for producing election results that have the public acceptance democratic stability requires.
Antonin Scalia: “Count first, and rule upon legality afterwards, is not a recipe for producing election results that have the public…”
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Scalia emphasized the importance of addressing legality before counting votes.
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