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A Candidate's Death Could Delay or Eliminate the Presidential Election
US News & World Report ^ | 8/30/16 | Steven Nelson

Posted on 08/30/2016 9:11:18 PM PDT by BigEdLB

The presidential election could be delayed or scrapped altogether if conspiracy theories become predictive and a candidate dies or drops out before Nov. 8. The perhaps equally startling alternative, if there's enough time: Small groups of people hand-picking a replacement pursuant to obscure party rules.

The scenarios have been seriously considered by few outside of the legal community and likely are too morbid for polite discussion in politically mixed company. But prominent law professors have pondered the effects and possible ways to address a late-date vacancy.

"There's nothing in the Constitution which requires a popular election for the electors serving in the Electoral College," says John Nagle, a law professor at the University of Notre Dame, meaning the body that officially elects presidents could convene without the general public voting.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: clinton; fraud; revolution; trump
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To: BigEdLB
The parties should consider the health of their nominees when selecting them.

There is nothing in the Constitution that protects a particular party's ability to field a candidate. If their candidate fails to qualify (e.g., dies), the election goes on with the remaining candidates.

-PJ

61 posted on 08/31/2016 5:52:48 AM PDT by Political Junkie Too (If you are the Posterity of We the People, then you are a Natural Born Citizen.From Foxnews, May 31,)
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To: BigEdLB

Bookmark


62 posted on 08/31/2016 6:42:26 AM PDT by Tench_Coxe (For every Allende, there is a Pinochet)
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To: House Atreides

When in Mexico, Trump should have a food taster & insist that he and el Presidente eat from the same plate. Don’t take chances, even the Montezuma Two-Step could be fatal.

Or maybe not. The real Trump hater in Mexico is the former preezy Vicente Fox who was seething on CNN this morning.

(I wouldn’t watch CNN except Mom is in rehab & that’s the only news channel in her room.)


63 posted on 08/31/2016 7:18:33 AM PDT by elcid1970 ("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam. Buy ammo.")
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To: stanne

Pin the tail on the half-honky?


64 posted on 08/31/2016 7:34:53 AM PDT by Crucial
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To: BigEdLB

Doesn’t it mean that Tim Kaine becomes the DNC Presidential candidate?


65 posted on 08/31/2016 7:36:36 AM PDT by Little Ray (Freedom Before Security!)
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To: BigEdLB

bttt


66 posted on 08/31/2016 8:23:49 AM PDT by advertising guy ( TRUMP , BUT VERIFY)
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To: BigEdLB

I’ve posited this before; Cankles drops out, the Dems put up Biden. The media goes crazy with love. None of his bad stuff comes out and guess who is the next prez?


67 posted on 08/31/2016 9:18:14 AM PDT by mistfree (It's a very uncreative man who can't think of more than one way to spell a word.)
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To: BigEdLB

Suggesting that they kill Hill? Hmmm...


68 posted on 08/31/2016 9:19:32 AM PDT by JimRed (Is it 1776 yet? TERM LIMITS, now and forever! Build the Wall, NOW!)
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