Pretty standard. That's the way it works in Ohio and Indiana, anyway.

But that phone call was stupid -- Republicans all over the US are claiming "election fraud" with Democrats voting as Republicans so that the worst possible candidate gets on the ballot. So far it hasn't been a big issue, but this sort of thing doesn't help.

Moreover, how can one tell if it's a call from the Democratic Party? Creating a crisis is old news.

I like Indiana's law: telephone calls for candidates MUST be done by live people calling from within Indiana. And yes, the Supremes have upheld it. You call could have originated in California or God alone knows where.