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Who contests for US President if a candidate kicks the bucket before elections?
It has not happened before. But the rules say, the party leadership nominates another candidate for the electoral college to chose from.
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Who contests for US President if a candidate kicks the bucket before elections?
It has not happened before. But the rules say, the party leadership nominates another candidate for the electoral college to chose from.
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Both the Republican and the Democratic parties have rules in their bylaws governing how to fill the vacancy. The Party Chair calls a meeting of the National Committee, and the Committee members at the meeting vote to fill the vacancy on the ticket. A candidate must
receive a majority of the votes to win the party's nod.
The same process would happen if the vacancy were to occur after the general election but before the Electoral College voting. If a vacancy should occur on the winning ticket, it would then be the
The same process would happen if the vacancy were to occur after the general election but before the Electoral College voting. If a vacancy should occur on the winning ticket, it would then be the
party's responsibility to fill it and provide a candidate for whom their electors could vote."
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