Great idea
The residence of Voinesti, a Romanian village, got it right:
Neculai Ivascu, 57, who had run the village of Voinesti since 1990, died from liver disease just after voting began on Sunday - but still won the election by a margin of 23 votes.
I think we should adopt this idea and make it a prerequisite to be dead before running for any public office. It would, the least, reduce the damage created by live officials…