Willie Wilson v. Delbert Hosemann

¶ 48. “States- have important interests in protecting the.integrity of their political processes ... [and] ensuring that their election processes are efficient — ” Clements v. Fashing, 457 U.S. 957, 965, 102 S.Ct. 2836, 73 L.Ed.2d 508 (1982). “As time passes, the state’s interest in proceeding with the election increases in importance as resources are committed and irrevocable decisions are made, and the candidate’s claim to be a serious candidate who has received a serious injury becomes *381less credible by his having slept on his rights.” Kay v. Austin, 621 F.2d 809, 813 (6th Cir.1980). Voting…