What legal weight does “conceding” have when the conceding candidate is ahead in the vote? I think it has to go further than that. The illegal votes need to be officially invalidated.
“What legal weight does “conceding” have when the conceding candidate is ahead in the vote?”
The two are unrelated. A candidate can drop out of a race at any time. Drop out, you lose. The other person wins. The vote count is irrelevant because the other candidate is unopposed.