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[Thekaspervote]

1. Pence

[SergeStorms]

2. And what about the people who've already voted?

Leave it. No changes. No substitutes.

[frazzled]

3. Exactly, and ballots already printed in most states

I received my ballot recently, and there is one judicial candidate who has announced her impending resignation, but her name will still appear on the ballot. They can't change horses in the middle of the stream. The presidential candidate would have to be a write-in for those who have not yet voted.

[Laelth]

4. Dead people CAN be elected.

Trump’s name will remain on the ballot. People can and will vote for him, even if he’s dead. But the actual Republican electors will vote for Pence instead of Trump (if Trump is dead or incapacitated). They are free to vote for whomever they want. If Trump dies, they will vote for Pence instead.

Of course, this whole scenario is moot because Biden/Harris is going to CRUSH Trump/Pence in a little over four weeks.



-Laelth

[SergeStorms]

5. This.

[marie999]

6. Since we don't actually vote for the president and vice-president

but members of the Electoral College the party that wins the state would have them vote for the person they pick.

[sl8]

7. Mistake, deleting.

“We’re in the final stages of the presidential election. What happens if a candidate withdraws or dies?”


Election Law blog:
https://electionlawblog.org/?p=116105

Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/10/02/were-final-stages-presidential-election-what-happens-if-candidate-withdraws-or-dies/