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As Biden Steps Down, Democrats Need to Act Swiftly to Nominate a New Candidate for the Texas Ballot
President Joe Biden withdrawing from the presidential election has raised questions about how his Democratic replacement would get on the November ballot across the country. State law suggests a new nominee wouldn’t have much of a problem doing so in Texas, if the party acts soon.The two major parties have until August 26 to submit the names of their presidential candidates for the Texas ballot, giving Democrats five weeks to make changes.The Texas election code states that the Texas secretary of state can certify a political party’s replacement nominee for president or vice president if the original nominee withdraws, dies, or is declared ineligible by the seventy-fourth day before the presidential election day, which is August 23 this year, if the party’s state chair submits…The post As Biden Steps Down, Democrats Need to Act Swiftly to Nominate a New Candidate for the Texas Ballot appeared first on Texas Monthly.