What would happen if a presidential candidate died before the election?

Answer 1

The race begins again and the presiding president remains in office until the process is concluded. The race begins again and the presiding president remains in office until the process is concluded.

Answer 2

I did some digging, and this is what I found.

If the candidate dies before the general election, the party's national committee votes on a new candidate in much the same manner as the convention, but without all the fanfare. IOW, there would be a representative from each state with the same number of votes as his state had delegates to the convention. Hopefully, ballots for the general election have not already been printed, or the new candidate's name may not appear on the ballot.

If the candidate dies after the election, but before the Electoral College, electors committed to that candidate are free to elect someone else.

If the candidate dies after the electoral college, but before the inauguration, the VP elect becomes the president elect according to the 20th amendment to the Constitution.

Answer 3

Each party has its own protocol for this scenario, but in neither case does the running mate automatically take over the ticket. If John McCain were to die before the election, the rules of the Republican Party authorize the Republican National Committee to fill the vacancy, either by reconvening a national convention or by having RNC state representatives vote. The new nominee must receive a majority vote to officially become the party candidate. If Barack Obama were to die before the election, the Democratic Party's charter and bylaws state that responsibility for filling that vacancy would fall to the Democratic National Committee, but the rules do not specify how exactly the DNC would go about doing that. (Congress could also pass a special statute and push back Election Day, giving the dead candidate's party time to regroup.) This is the general election. If the presidential candidate died before Dec 15, the electoral college votes…There's no federal law that says how electors must cast their votes; so if the candidate to whom they were pledged dies and their party has not made a preferred successor clear, electors can vote for their party's VP candidate, a third-party candidate, or a leading preconvention contender within their own party. Under this scenario, however, each state has the power to determine exactly how its electoral votes are to be cast and distributed.

Answer 4

The candidate would be replaced by his or her political party, based on that party's rules. Depending on timing, the new candidate may or may not appear on ballots. The rules and deadlines for ballot changes vary by state, and in circumstances where a death occurs very close to election day or beyond a state's deadline for ballot changes, the deceased candidate's name may appear on the ballot.

Due to the fact that American presidents are not selected via direct popular vote, but rather by the Electoral College, the presence of a deceased candidate on the ballot would not prevent election of a president. The most likely outcome would be that the electors from states won by the deceased candidate would vote for the candidate's replacement as selected by his or her party.

Answer 5

If the president elect dies AFTER the Electoral College meets in December then the VP Elected becomes president. If the President Elect dies BEFORE the College meets then it would be up to the Electoral College to choose a president.

Answer 6

The party would nominate someone else, most likely the vice presidential candidate.

Answer 7

then the vice president takes the office which would be Biden or Palin

Answer 8

The vice presidant moves in its really simple acctully

Answer 9

I don’t know. What happens if the elected person dies before inauguration?