04/08/2024

Ohio's LaRose Warns President Biden May Miss Deadline for General Election

Biden campaign officials said they are monitoring the situation

Democrats may miss a deadline to get President Joe Biden on the general election ballot in Ohio, according to the state's election management office.

In a letter seen by The Washington Post, the Ohio secretary of state's office told Ohio Democratic Party Chair Liz Walters that the Democratic National Committee's nominating convention is scheduled too late for Biden to make the Ohio ballot because a state law requires nominees to be certified at least 90 days before the general election.

The letter, citing Ohio’s presidential ballot laws, said the deadline to certify a presidential candidate in Ohio is 90 days before the general election. The election is Nov. 5 this year, putting the Ohio deadline at August 7 — but the Democratic National Convention, which is expected to nominate Biden for a rematch against Donald Trump, is not scheduled to convene until August 19.

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