[kabar]

If the party gets a majority of electoral votes, it can replace a candidate that is unavailable.

True in most states but not all.

[Cboldt]

Cboldt: If the party gets a majority of electoral votes, it can replace a candidate that is unavailable.

kabar: True in most states but not all.

I would think allowances would have to be made in every state, should a party get enough votes to earn electors, but the presidential candidate was not available when the electors are required, by Federal law (3 USC 1), to cast ballots for a PERSON for the Office of President.

But I haven't studied all of the state laws. As you know, the general point I am making in these posts is that the deadlines for naming KERRY and BUSH do not mean a different DEM or GOP could be elected president this year, even if the ballots in all 50 states still recite KERRY and BUSH.