Legal bat­tles loom if Biden with­draws

Legal battles loom if Biden withdraws

Democ­rats call­ing for Pres­i­dent Joe Biden to end his can­di­da­cy could face a series of logis­ti­cal chal­lenges if they are suc­cess­ful in con­vinc­ing him to step down.
Chang­ing the pres­i­den­tial bal­lot is fea­si­ble, but it could come with its share of headaches and com­pli­ca­tions depend­ing on the state and when and how the change is made.
Bat­tle­ground states are already sen­si­tive to changes in elec­tion laws, which saw dra­mat­ic mod­i­fi­ca­tions across the coun­try in 2020 in part because of COVID-19 poli­cies. Some states have, since that time, made piv­otal changes to their vot­ing process­es, while oth­ers have brought crim­i­nal charges against high-pro­file of …