Updated: Should All Elected Officials Uphold The Constitution?

Burleigh County Auditor's case was rightly thrown out. But one particular section of the court ruling should cause everyone to worry about how their elected officials operate.

Yesterday, the court case involving Burleigh County Auditor Mark Splonskowski was dismissed on the basis of standing, as the North Dakota Monitor reports:

A federal judge in North Dakota has dismissed a lawsuit challenging how the state handles mail-in ballots, with the judge chastising the local auditor for bringing the case without the backing of county leaders.

Burleigh County Auditor Mark Splonskowski filed the lawsuit in July against North Dakota Election Director Erika White, arguing that state law related to mail-in ballots conflicts with federal law.

He filed the lawsuit with help from the Public Interest Legal Foundation, which also was behind lawsuits filed in Pennsylvania and Arizona connected to former President Trump’s false claims of election fraud, The Associated Press reported.

U.S. District Court Judge Daniel Traynor dismissed the lawsuit on Friday, stating in part that Splonskowski lacks standing and that his risk of criminal prosecution is speculative.

Critics of the l…