What happens to the election if Biden dies before it?

  • With considerable time til the election
  • Not enough time to change the election

Assuming Biden wins on election day, what is the procedure at various stages throughout the election if Biden dies?

  • After election day but before votes are counted
  • Votes counted but not certified by Congress
  • Certified but not inaugurated
  • Any other stages I’ve missed
  • BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca
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    3 months ago

    I’m just going to point out that trump is only 3 years younger, and has far more risk factors for heart attack and strokes.

    Why does everyone seem to think Biden is the one who will die first.

    • RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      TBH because of his physical presentation at the debate. Yeah, it’s short-sighted, but welcome to the public thought process. Whatever is churned thru the latest 15 minute media cycle seems to be what they believe.

      Doesn’t matter if he had a cold and was dosed up on NyQuil or whatever; his voice was weak, he stumbled over making coherent sentence multiple times, and he just had a blank, open-mouthed stare when between questions. I’ve had shitty colds and been drugged up with cold meds and I know that feel of being sore, exhausted, hoarse, and disconnected. You just want to go have a lie-down, not a public debate against a raging, insulting, narcissistic asshole. But it takes someone willing to understand all that and give Biden the benefit of the doubt.

      There are far too many that start from the “old” part and just attribute everything possible to that which they find disagreeable.

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        3 months ago

        his voice was weak, he stumbled over making coherent sentence multiple times, and he just had a blank, open-mouthed stare when between questions.

        And apparently that matters more than the blatant lies and non-answers coming from the other side. Gotta say, Americans do seem significantly dumber than the average world citizen.

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          3 months ago

          Gotta say, Americans do seem significantly dumber than the average world citizen.

          Presumably what an American once said about Germans. It can happen anywhere with the right stream of propaganda.