If we get through tomorrow with no ruling, I think that is a very favorable sign. Not a guarantee. Just a higher likelihood of a good outcome.

If he takes the full amount of time, that is almost certainly because throwing out this election will be virtually a first of its kind with this level of bullshit. Which means that he has to do some heavy research to develop as ironclad a ruling as possible. Because if he throws it out and leaves low hanging fruit for the appellate court (could be court of appeals, could be AZ Supreme Court) to reverse him, he will be fucked and it will have meant nothing. This is probably the hardest opinion he will have ever written. And most lawyers have never written anything to this level.

The remedy is a very complex issue; one that is going to require some serious brain power to work out. Can’t hold a one county one office election under AZ law. Nor under 14th amendment (see bush v. Gore). Unsure if he can order a statewide single office election…maybe? Most likely, if he sides with lake, he will order her certification. Running a new one is probably the lowest hanging fruit to reverse this guy. And dangerous in that doing this wrong could result in a higher court throwing the entire case out because it lacks standing - the final component of standing is the relief available is likely to redress the injury. If he lets the higher court boot the remedy as unlawful, it opens the door to there being no remedy. No remedy = no standing. Case dismissed.

So pray for this guy. Not only does he need nuts of steel; he needs 160 iq brain power.