I think it's important to also remember that these are all volunteer committees. Putting together meetings isn't easy in these situations (I've been part of volunteer concoms before). When all is said and done, it took them about 40 days to come to a decision. That's not unreasonable considering that the convention is still seven months away.

I'm pretty sure there was never a legal issue. I can't imagine an actual contract existed. The only problem would have been if they already purchased her airline tickets, but that would be unusual this far out.