wait hold on are we literally expecting the world to end all of the sudden
Yup As far as the Constitution is concerned, the actual "election" happens in December, when the electors cast their votes (much like the Prime Minister in the UK actually becomes Prime Minister when appointed by the Queen)
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Yes, but they can't vote for Just Anybody, and the scotus recent affirmed that. So this is where I can foresee fuckery unless the parties' right to substitute is absolutely crystal clear
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Yes, the party national committee would convene to vote on a replacement
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The predictable result of creating an institution where we elect people whose only job is to themselves elect somebody is that electors almost immediately began "running for office" on the "campaign promise" to vote for the preferred candidate of the party they were part of
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