Biden Facing Ohio Ballot Uncertainty Due to Scheduling Conflicts
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Biden Might Not Appear on the Ohio Ballot in November Due To TechnicalityPresident Joe Biden may face eligibility issues on the Ohio ballot in November. At least that’s according to a letter from the Ohio Secretary of State’s office, which informed the state’s leading Democrats that this summer’s Democratic National Convention may take place too late for Biden to appear on the ballot on Election Day. The letter, first obtained by ABC News and made public Friday night, was sent to Ohio Democratic Party Chairwoman Liz Walters and other top Democrats in the state. Penned by Paul Disantis, the chief legal counsel...
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Ohio Warns Biden Might Not Be Eligible for Its Nov. 5 BallotPresident Joe Biden might need a law changed in order to appear on the Ohio ballot this November because of "an apparent conflict in Ohio law." The Aug. 19 Democrat National Committee Convention comes 12 days after the Aug. 7 Ohio deadline to make the November presidential election ballot, forcing the DNC to either move up the date of their nominating convention or push the Ohio legislature to to change the law to allow President Joe Biden make the Nov. 5 ballot. The revelation came in a Ohio GOP Secretary...
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Biden could face issues getting on Ohio ballot over scheduling conflictPresident Biden could face issues getting on the Ohio ballot for the general election over a scheduling conflict related to the timing of the Democratic National Convention. The Ohio Secretary of State’s office sent a letter to Ohio Democratic Chair Liz Walters on Friday asking for clarification of an “apparent conflict” in the state’s law regarding the deadline by which the party’s presidential nominee must be certified to Ohio’s Secretary of State’s office and Democratic National Committee’s (DNC) nominating process. The deadline to certify a party’s White House candidate in...
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