Posted on 05/23/2024 4:31:43 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) said Thursday that he is calling a special session of the General Assembly to pass legislation next week to ensure President Biden is on the November ballot for the general election.
“Ohio is running out of time to get Joe Biden, the sitting President of the United States, on the ballot this fall. Failing to do so is simply unacceptable. This is ridiculous. This is (an) absurd situation,” DeWine said, according to the Associated Press.
DeWine's decision came after Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose (R) warned the state Democratic Party on Tuesday that Biden will not be on the ballot in the November election unless the party's nomination date is changed to comply with state law.
The party will officially choose its nominee at the the Democratic National Convention, which is scheduled for Aug. 19-22. However, Ohio's deadline for political parties to certify their nominee is 90 days before the general election, which is Aug. 7 this year.
LaRose mentioned that he had previously told the party that either the Democratic National Committee will have to move its presidential nomination or the Ohio state legislature would pass a remedy. However, the state House of Representatives failed to pass a bill that would have allowed Biden to be on the ballot before the legislative session ended, the Ohio Capital Journal reported.
DeWine said that LaRose told him Thursday that the state is “up against a wall,” and next Wednesday is the final deadline.
“I’ve waited. I’ve been patient. And my patience has run out,” DeWine said.
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F’ You, De wine.
“Rules are rules” if it would have happened to Trump, but Democrats are special.
oddly the dims are doing the exact opposite
Stupid rino helping the democrats!!! They caused this mess and let them figure it out.
Of course de-whiner does.
If they don’t the GOP could be labled in Ohio in November with the same complaint (valid in the GOP case) that Dims are using “lawfare” to try to keep Trump off the ballot.
They should make passing legislation contingent on all of the phony crappy criminal charges against Trump being dismissed
WOW what an idiot, the left wanted Trump off the ballot but this guy wants to give an assist to Biden
Not half as absurd as what is going on in New York to defeat President Trump.
It’s all good. I’m sure if the roles were reversed, a Democrat governor would go through hell and high water to make sure Trump was on the ballot.
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Gee. Sounds just like Biden talking about having OSHA force the jab on people.
Its not Ohio's responsibility to fix poor planning by Democrats.
And people wonder why “conservatives” always lose.
Uniparty gotta Uniparty
Biden can still just get the signatures like RFK Jr. has to. Of course that means that if the DNC decides on someone else, Biden will still be the one on the ballot.
Democrats never have to follow the law.
It seems to me that this gesture may help the Republican Party.
Everything the fing demon- rats have done to keep Trump off the ballots in several states keeping him off the Ohio ballot was justice served. I was really looking forward to the election to see how it played out.
Extremely predictable.
Weak ass DeWine is a perfect example of why this country in in the state it is. Republicans like DeWine roll over on everything while democrats fight. Republicans like DeWine are pathetic and deserve the respect of no one.
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