Saw on FB a discussion among evangelical Republicans that they're waiting to vote until Election Day because if Trump dies they're definitely voting for Pence but otherwise they're in a quandary I'm ok with this
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yeah thats whats supposed to happen, though the political shitshow wpuld be huge, especially for the non-incumbent party.
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It actually varies by state. In some states, by statute the electors are free to vote their conscience; in others, they're "required" to vote as directed by the *state* party that named them to the ballot. The state party isn't required to follow the national party's direction.
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AIUI the *party rules* are very clear on what's supposed to happen The party, of course, is not actually a government and can't put you in jail or anything if you personally break party rules, but you'll be on the outs with the party for the rest of your life
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Thanks for the reply. So in case a candidate dies, do all 50 states+DC just accept the new candidate agreed by the party? No arcane state laws, weird local precedent or anything to complicate tbat?
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electors in states that don't have faithless elector laws could vit for someone else in the electorial college, but beyond that no its up to the national party that has reps from every state to vote.
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