You can write in anyone for any office on an election (just don't expect them to win as you will likely be the only person voting that way).
When a candidate runs for office, he picks a running mate. When that candidate wins, his/her running mate becomes vice president.
Candidates for President get to choose their own running mates.
a running mate
The two men who ran for Vice President were Joseph Biden (Democrat) and Paul Ryan (Republican). Since President Obama won re-election in 2012, and Joe Biden was his running-mate, Mr. Biden won a second term as Vice President.
Nixon's running mates were Dwight Eisenhower as a Vice Presidential candidate, and Spiro Agnew as Presidential candidate. Gerald Ford did not run with Nixon, though he later became his Vice President.
In the office of the President of the United States, a running mate is the person that the candidate who receives the nomination selects to be their vice president.
Yes- a candidate for vice-president must meet all the requirements for president or else he could not take over for the president.
Yes, the candidates running for president get to pick their own vice - president. After all, it has to be someone they get along well with.
The president and vice-president belong to the same party- they are nominated and elected as a team. Nowadays, the presidential candidate often chooses the vice-presidential candidate and he or she may not be a national party leader. Of course running for VP can increase ones standing in the party.
The Presidential Candidate's main purpose in picking the Vice President is "balancing the ticket." To "balance the ticket" is to find a VP Candidate that deposits values into a Presidential campaign that will bring support from voters that were not previously inclined to vote for that candidate. In most every United States presidential election within the past 30 years, the presidential candidate chose a VP candidate with almost opposite views and beliefs so that they might hoard the votes.
The vice presidential candidate is often referred to as the running mate of the presidential candidate during the campaign.
Jack Kemp, from NY, was Bob Dole's running mate.