[EL] Rumors on replacing Trump (redux)

[Schultz, David A.]

In light of Trump’s recent comments about women and questions about whether
he can be replaced, consider first the rule 9 THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL
COMMITTEE which is posted below.

The simple answer is no simple answer regarding what happens if Trump were
to be replaced on the ticket. The RNC executive committee has the authority
to replace Trump if he steps down or is otherwise incapacitated. A coup
does not seem possible and it does not appear that he can simply be
replaced by the will of the RNC.    But assume Trump is replaced. The
second issue is what to do with the ballots. In some states the law would
allow for a substitution while in others the law is more complicated and we
might a reprise of the Minnesota Wellstone death 11 days before the
election (of which I know way too much about). We also have, as with
Wellstone, the issue of already cast ballots and rights under state and
federal law that may force a right to recast ballots. There are a lot of
complicated practical as well as federal and state statutory and
constitutional issues at play here and there is no one simply answer that
applies to all 50 states.


RULE NO. 9
Filling Vacancies in Nominations
(a) The Republican National Committee is hereby authorized and empowered to
fill any and allvacancies which may occur by reason of death, declination,
or otherwise of the Republican candidate for President of the United States
or the Republican candidate for Vice President of the United States, as
nominated by the national convention, or the Republican National Committee
may reconvene the national convention for the purpose of filling any such
vacancies.


-- 
David Schultz, Professor
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