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Ohio GOP leaders reject Democrats' plan to get President Joe Biden on November ballot (www.usatoday.com)
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Ohio officials rejected a plan from Democrats to get President Joe Biden on the November ballot after the party scheduled its convention past a state election deadline.

Secretary of State Frank LaRose warned Ohio Democrats earlier this month that Biden is at risk of not making the Nov. 5 ballot. State law requires officials to certify the ballot 90 days before an election − which is Aug. 7 this year − but the president won't officially be nominated until the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 19.

Lawmakers could pass an exemption to the 90-day deadline by May 9, as they did in 2020 when both parties scheduled their conventions too late. But the chances of that are slim: Top Democrats said they're deferring to the Biden campaign and Democratic National Committee, and Republican leaders are unlikely to lend a helping hand.

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[–] TehPers@beehaw.org 26 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

See, it's democratic as long as people vote for their candidate of choice. Only one candidate? Well, you voted for them at least.

Also, I'm curious why this hasn't been an issue in the past. Is it Ohio changing the deadline, or the DNC being moved later in the year?

[–] JCPhoenix@beehaw.org 31 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The DNC has been later in August in the past, according to this page on wikipedia. Same goes for the RNC.

But I don't know if Ohio's law has always been this way or if it's newer. Either way, it sounds like in the past that various states have had provisions for this scenario, knowing that this could and did happen. So if I had to guess, the issue is that, like many things in our political system, we relied on traditions and cooperation to maintain the system. And of course, Republicans for the last 8yrs (longer than that, really) no longer want to do that. They'd rather see it all burn down in the name of DJT.

[–] Banzai51@midwest.social 15 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Likely it is a revenge move because a couple of states booted Trump.

[–] eveninghere@beehaw.org 10 points 7 months ago (2 children)

But weren't those canceled by Supreme Court?

[–] Banzai51@midwest.social 16 points 7 months ago

Yes, but one consistent thing from Republicans is retaliation/revenge. Right out of the Fascist playbook.

[–] Baahb@feddit.nl 8 points 7 months ago

I mean, yeah, but why would the Republicans lift theirs...