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Guys, there's a solution that we haven't considered. (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

If the corpse wins, we wont even know who the president is.

Incorrect. That's already accounted for in most circumstances:

Candidate dies or is incapacitated before party convention: The convention decides the party's candidate.
Candidate dies or is incapacitated before election day: The party selects a replacement.
Candidate dies before the Electoral College meets: The only exception at this time. Some states would need to hold emergency legislature sessions to amend their laws to allow their electors to vote. Others will mainly be assigned to the running mate.
Candidate dies or is incapacitated before Inauguration Day: This is very clearly established in the 20th Amendment. The running mate/VP takes over and selects their new VP.

Just because it hasn't happened before doesn't mean that noone has prepared for the possibility.