WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 07: WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 07: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address during a joint meeting of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol on March 07, 2024 in Washington, DC. This is Biden’s last State of the Union address before the general election this coming November. Biden was joined by Vice President Kamala Harris and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA). (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
According to a letter from Ohio’s secretary of state, Frank LaRose, President Joe Biden may face complications getting on Ohio’s 2024 ballot without changes from Democrats or action from the state legislature.
Ohio law states that there is an Aug. 7 deadline “to certify a presidential candidate to this office.” However, this year’s Democratic National Convention, where delegates officially select the party’s presidential and vice presidential nominees, starts Aug. 19.
Paul Disantis, chief legal counsel for the Ohio secretary of state, presented Biden’s options to Ohio Democratic Party Chairwoman Liz Walters.
“I am left to conclude that the Democratic National Committee must either move up its nominating convention or the Ohio General Assembly must act by May 9, 2024 (90 days prior to a new law’s effective date) to create an exception to this statutory requirement,” Disantis wrote.
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A spokesperson for the Biden campaign said, “We’re monitoring the situation in Ohio and we’re confident that Joe Biden will be on the ballot in all 50 states.”
A representative from the Ohio Democratic Party said they are looking into the matter.
On Friday, Alabama’s secretary of state also warned the Biden campaign that if the nominating convention occurs as planned, it will also miss the state’s ballot deadline.
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