Nope...
If Biden and Trump die just before the election - the running mates do NOT get an automatic bump up to presidential candidate......
You are confusing Presidents and Presidential candidates and the rules they live under.......
If the Electoral College wanted to vote for Pence or Biden's VP candidate - they would have to do so by write in vote - as neither was an official party candidate.... I seem to recall that several states don't even allow that.
So the outcome would be a 3rd party candidate...
If Biden and Trump die just before the election - the running mates do NOT get an automatic bump up to presidential candidate......
You are confusing Presidents and Presidential candidates and the rules they live under.......
If the Electoral College wanted to vote for Pence or Biden's VP candidate - they would have to do so by write in vote - as neither was an official party candidate.... I seem to recall that several states don't even allow that.
So the outcome would be a 3rd party candidate...