Presidential and Vice Presidential Election and Recall Act Article 23-1

If a prospective candidate for president dies during the period prescribed for collecting signatures, the Central Election Commission shall issue public notice that the joint-signature petition for that pair of prospective candidates for president and vice president has been terminated; if a prospective candidate for vice president dies during the period prescribed for collecting signatures, the joint-signature petition shall remain valid and the presidential nominee shall, within three days, submit an application to the Central Election Commission for the replacement of the prospective candidate for vice president and continue to solicit signatures for the joint-signature petition.If a prospective candidate for president dies after completing their joint-signature petition, but before applying for registration as a candidate, that pair of prospective candidates for president and vice president shall not apply for registration as candidates. If the prospective candidate for vice president dies after completing their joint-signature petition, but before applying for registration as a candidate, the prospective candidate for president of that pair shall put forward another prospective candidate for vice president, and then apply for registration as candidates for president and vice president by way of joint-signature petition.