If Hillary Had to Drop Out, Here's How a New Democratic Candidate Would be Chosen

So, it struck us that this situation was unprecedented in American politics, and that we had no clue who would be next in line. Would it be Kaine, since he’s her running mate? Could someone like Biden or Sanders get on the ticket, or would there be obstacles to getting their names on the ballot in every state?

As it turns out, the start of the answer comes from the Democratic National Committee’s Charter & Bylaws, which were last updated in September almost exactly one year ago. Here’s the exact language used in reference to a “vacancy in the national ticket,” emphasis ours:

Kinda vague, right? Especially with language like “the foregoing notwithstanding.” The procedural rules it references are boring, but here’s what they say:

So, there you have it—the rules are that there are no rules, except that there would definitely be a special meeting called by interim chair Donna Brazile, and there would be some rules for voting that might completely change that day. But failing anything drastic? Probably just a roll call vote where the majority rules. No proxies, please.

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