Even if it is too late to remove a name from ballots, the Democrats and Republicans would name a new nominee as their standard-bearer.

Fortier said it’s important to remember that when people cast a vote, they aren’t voting for a candidate, but for electors who will vote for their preferred party in the Electoral College.

Because of that, electors in most states could simply vote for the replacement nominee, regardless of which name is actually on the ballot, he said.

Nevertheless, it gets complicated once again if a candidate dies or becomes incapacitated when electors vote because of state laws restricting who the electors can vote for.

“There is a potential for some confusion,” said Ned Foley, director of the Election Law Program at Ohio State. That’s because about a dozen states either don’t specifically address what electors should do if a candidate has dies, or have laws obligating electors to vote for the name on the ballot rather than the party’s nominee, he said

States might move to change the law, or the question of who electors should vote for could be decided in state courts, he said.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/07/17/presidential-candidate-death-during-campaign/74402360007/

If a VP candidate dies in a bizarre boating accident in October is it just… over?

Are you suggesting that JD Vance may have an “accident” where he ends up sleeping with the dolphins?

Oh yeah there’s problems with that. The electoral college also elects the VP. It is not just an appointment. But if it’s soon enough you know Ohio will just decide to honor it’s post dated extension trap they tried to catch the Democrats in.

Oh we might elect Dr Harris purely out of spite for dropping an Ohioan