the General Assembly to substitute its preferred slate of electors for the one chosen by a majority of Pennsylvania’s voters.” Kelly v. Commonwealth, No. 68 MAP 2020, 2020 WL 7018314, at *3 (Pa. Nov. 28, 2020) (Wecht, J., concurring); see also Wood v. Raffensperger, No. 1:20-cv-04651, 2020 WL 6817513, at *13 (N.D. Ga. Nov. 20, 2020) (concluding that “interfer[ing] with the result of an election that has already concluded would be unprecedented and harm the public in countless ways”).
In short, Plaintiffs’ requested relief concerning the 2020 General Election is moot.
- C. Laches
Defendants argue that Plaintiffs are unlikely to succeed on the merits because they waited too long to knock on the Court’s door. (ECF No. 31 at Pg ID 2175-79; ECF No. 39 at Pg ID 2844.) The Court agrees.
The doctrine of laches is rooted in the principle that “equity aids the vigilant, not those who slumber on their rights.” Lucking v. Schram, 117 F.2d 160, 162 (6th Cir. 1941); see also United States v. Clintwood Elkhorn Min. Co., 553 U.S. 1, 9 (2008) (“A constitutional claim can become time-barred just as any other claim can.”). An action may be barred by the doctrine of laches if: (1) the plaintiff delayed unreasonably in asserting his rights and (2) the defendant is prejudiced by this delay. Brown-Graves Co. v. Central States, Se. and Sw. Areas Pension Fund,
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