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    What Biden’s withdrawal from the race means for ballots

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    Now that President Biden has decided to withdraw from the presidential race, the question for Rhode Islanders is: who will replace him on the ballot?

    Biden quickly endorsed Harris as the Democratic nominee, with the president saying he would speak to the nation later this week to provide more details about his decision.

    LeeAnn Byrne, chief of staff to Secretary of State Gregg Amore, said no ballots have been produced yet in Rhode Island.

    “September 12 is the deadline for each national party to certify the names of their nominees as candidates for president and vice president of the party with the R.I. Department of State Elections Division,” Byrne said. “Federal law requires that we mail ballots to military and overseas voters 45 days before the election, so those ballots are finalized well before Election Day. Once those ballots are printed and mailed to military and overseas voters, we cannot alter the ballot.”

    Who could replace Biden?

    With Biden’s support, Harris is the clear favorite to replace Biden as the Democratic nominee, but the party’s Democratic governors could also be in the running, including Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania and Gavin Newsom of California.

    “Today I want to express my full support and approval for Kamala to be our party’s nominee this year,” he added.

    More:Now that President Joe Biden is leaving office, is America ready for President Kamala Harris?

    If formally nominated, Harris, 59, would become the first Black woman to top a major party’s presidential ticket. She has served as Biden’s vice president for more than three years and previously represented California in the U.S. Senate.

    Leading Democratic figures, including South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn, who played a key role in Biden’s 2020 victory, have previously said they would support Harris as the nominee if Biden were to leave office.

    If elected, Harris would be the second Democratic vice president in recent history to take the nomination after a president decides to withdraw. In 1968, then-Vice President Hubert Humphrey received the Democratic nomination after former President Lyndon B. Johnson decided not to run for re-election. Humphrey was later defeated by former President Richard Nixon in that year’s general election.

    – Featuring reports from USATODAY.

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