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In the following scenario: A person is not running for President of the U.S. Somehow, they receive a large number of votes as a write-in candidate, and secure the election victory. They decline ...
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Is there an explicit law that you can reject being elected President (in the US)? If so, which law?
In the following scenario: > A person is not running for President of the U.S. Somehow, they receive a large number of votes as a write-in candidate, and secure the election victory. They decline to accept the position. How does the American legal framework handle the situation? Does the election victory go to the runner-up? If the procedure were ambiguous, would the proper action be decided by the Senate or Supreme Court?