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From: jeffrey E. <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, November 5, 2016 1:09 PM To: Kathy Ruemmler Subject: Re: Scholars have noted that the national committees of the Democratic and Republican parties have adopted rules for selecting replacement candidates in the event of a nominee's death, either before or after th= general election. If the apparent winner of the general election dies before the Electoral College votes in December the electors probably would endorse whatever new nominee their national party selects as a replacement (although they may be prevented from doing so in many states, because those states have laws requiring electors to v=te for the person to which they are pledged <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/raithless_elector> , and some states invalidate votes that were cast for anyone else). If the apparent winner dies between the College's December vote and its counting in Congress in January, the Twelfth Amendment <https://en.wikipedia.org/wi=i/Twelfth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution> stipulates that all electoral ballots cast shall be counted, presumably even those for a dead candidate. The U.S. House committee reporting on the proposed Twentieth Amendment <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twentieth_Amendment_t=_the_United_States_Constitution> said the "Congress would have 'no discretion' land] 'woul= declare that the deceased candidate had received a majority of the votes."161 In cases where a president has not been chosen by January 20 or the president-elect "fails to qualify," the vice president-elect beco=es acting president on January 20 until there is a qualified president. If the president-elect dies before noon January 20, the Twentieth Am=ndment <https://en.=ikipedia.org/wiki/Twentieth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution> states the vice president- elect becomes president. In cases where there is no president-elect or vice president-elect, the amendment also gives the Congress the authority to declare an acting president until such time as there is a president or vice president. At this point the Presidential Succession Act of 1947 would app=y, with the office of the Presidency going to the speaker of the=House of Representatives <https://en.wiripedia.org/wiki/Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives> , followed by the president pro tempore of t=e Senate <https://en.wikipe=ia.org/wiki/President_pro_tempore_of_the_United_States_Senate> and various Cabinet officers. On Sat, Nov 5, 2016 at 2:01 PM, Kathy R=emmler < <mailto wrote: Yes On=Nov 5, 2016, at 8:25 AM, jeffrey E. <[email protected] <mailto:jeevacation@gmai=.com> wrote: =blockquote type="cite"> take some care if possible=C2 in case your, or someone communicating with you , emails =get hacked. signal, printed vers=ons. and tele calls better <=7> > > EFTA_R1_01924011 EFTA02670575 =lease note The information contained in this communication is c=nfidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may constitute inside in=ormation, and is intended only for the use of the addressee. It is the =roperty of JEE Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this co=munication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited and may be unlawf=l. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us i=mediately by return e-mail or by e-mail to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> , and destroy th=s communication and all copies thereof, including all attachments. copy=ight -all rights reserved please note Th= information contained in this communication is confidential, may be at=orney-client privileged, may constitute inside information, and is inte=ded only for the use of the addressee. It is the property of JEE =nauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this communication or any par= thereof is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have receiv=d this communication in error, please notify us immediately by retur= e-mail or by e-mail to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> , and destroy this communication and a=l copies thereof, including all attachments. copyright -all rights rese=ved 2 EFTA_R1_01924012 EFTA02670576