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NEW: Biden Is Off the Ohio General Election Ballot After State Legislature Tells Him to Pound Sand
Red State ^ | May 22, 2024 | Bonchie

Posted on 05/22/2024 4:15:07 PM PDT by T Ruth

As things stand, Joe Biden will not be on Ohio's general election ballot in November, setting up potentially disastrous down-ballot consequences for Democrats.

For months, the president and his party have been pushing the legislature to pass a "fix" that would allow him to make the state deadline in early August. On Wednesday, the Republican-led legislature justifiably told him to pound sand.

The fix won’t happen through the legislature, said Ohio House Speaker Jason Stephens, R-Kitts Hill, and Ohio House Minority Leader Allison Russo, D-Upper Arlington, during separate gaggles Tuesday morning.

“There’s just not the will to do that from the legislature,” Stephens said.

Russo said she was skeptical the fix was ever going to happen in the legislature.

“We’ve seen the dysfunction here in this place,” she said. “And I think we’ve seen that folks have not been able to put aside partisanship and hyper-partisanship and infighting. … I think at this point, you’re probably going to see either, you know, some sort of inner party effects or perhaps court action.”

At issue is the fact that the Democrat National Committee (DNC) flouted known state law in Ohio and scheduled the close of its nominating convention on August 22nd. The deadline to file as a candidate for the general election ballot is August 7th. That means Biden will not technically be the nominee in time to qualify.

While Biden was never going to be competitive in Ohio, his absence could depress turnout, leading to losses in down-ballot races for his party. Notably, all of this is happening with the backdrop of multiple Democrat-led states attempting to forcibly remove Donald Trump from the ballot. ….

Naturally, Ohio's moderate Republican governor still wants to see a "fix" happen.

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(Excerpt) Read more at redstate.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: biden; stephens; trump
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1 posted on 05/22/2024 4:15:07 PM PDT by T Ruth
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To: T Ruth

Will ‘pubbies have the balls to continue with their own lawfare?

I doubt it.


2 posted on 05/22/2024 4:17:23 PM PDT by Neanderthal
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To: T Ruth

Blame the DNC, not the Ohio Republicans. The DNC should know the requirements of the various states. The DNC messed up!


3 posted on 05/22/2024 4:17:25 PM PDT by vaskypilot
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To: T Ruth

Joe can still file personally I believe.

He just won’t have a D after his name.


4 posted on 05/22/2024 4:20:45 PM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: T Ruth

Stupid move by the DNC, they’re great at those.


5 posted on 05/22/2024 4:22:09 PM PDT by Vision (Woke is communism and it has no place in America. Election Reform Now! Obama is an evildoer.)
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To: vaskypilot

“The DNC messed up!”

I guess it felt the Democrats shouldn’t nominate a demented person twice.


6 posted on 05/22/2024 4:22:34 PM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: T Ruth

I thought the Supreme Court ruled a state couldn’t keep someone off a federal ballot.


7 posted on 05/22/2024 4:22:45 PM PDT by ThePatriotsFlag (Accepting a false premise initiates conversational defeat.)
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To: T Ruth

It may have been done on purpose so Joe would have to get nominated or the ‘rats would be sure to lose Ohio electors.


8 posted on 05/22/2024 4:25:09 PM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: Vision

Patiently waiting for Vivek to succeed DeWine in his home state.

Vivek needs to give an opinion. I do believe it’s one way-just want to hear him explain what it is as he does so well.


9 posted on 05/22/2024 4:25:25 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: T Ruth

Dems be having conniptions, lol, there goes the popular vote


10 posted on 05/22/2024 4:25:33 PM PDT by baclava
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To: T Ruth
At issue is the fact that the Democrat National Committee (DNC) flouted known state law in Ohio

The Anointed don't need no steeking laws!


11 posted on 05/22/2024 4:25:47 PM PDT by kiryandil (FR Democrat Party operatives! Rally in defense of your Colombian cartel stooge Merchan!)
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To: ThePatriotsFlag

The Supreme Court ruled that states could not keep a candidate off the ballot, using the 14th Amendment as their justification.


12 posted on 05/22/2024 4:26:49 PM PDT by mbrfl
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To: Brian Griffin

When Biden was asked his thoughts about the Ohio problem, he responded, “Ohio, I love those cookies. I twist them apart and eat the creamy center.” /s


13 posted on 05/22/2024 4:27:40 PM PDT by Dutch Boy (The only thing worse than having something taken from you is to have it returned broken. )
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To: T Ruth

Rats make their own rules and even break those too. What’s so hard about filing by a reasonable deadline?


14 posted on 05/22/2024 4:27:51 PM PDT by tflabo (Truth or tyranny)
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To: T Ruth

I’m not sure what the legal status of the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC) is, but if it had any teeth, little to no Ohio votes would be BIG.


15 posted on 05/22/2024 4:27:52 PM PDT by BigB60 (C. S. Lewis loves hobbits)
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To: T Ruth

The Democrats will have to write-in “Joseph R. Biden, Jr.”, if they know how to write.


16 posted on 05/22/2024 4:28:06 PM PDT by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Gone but not forgiven.)
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To: T Ruth

Bad news for Bernie Moreno. Many dumb GOPers won’t show up to vote.


17 posted on 05/22/2024 4:28:47 PM PDT by rfp1234 (E Porcibus Unum )
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To: T Ruth

Some judge in Hawaii may rule that Ohio has to put Biden on the ballot.


18 posted on 05/22/2024 4:30:41 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (It's not "Quiet Quitting" -- it's "Going Galt".)
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To: T Ruth

It will be even more of a mess if they (the Democrats) decide to put in a pinch runner at the last minute.


19 posted on 05/22/2024 4:32:22 PM PDT by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Gone but not forgiven.)
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To: T Ruth

Guaranteed some judge puts him on the ballot. Peoples right to vote for their preferred candidate is more important than silly laws. This happened in NJ when Torricelli was replaced with Lautenberg well after the law clearly permitted.

Bet the farm on it.


20 posted on 05/22/2024 4:36:05 PM PDT by wny
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