Posted on 06/29/2024 9:18:01 AM PDT by Macho MAGA Man
The Heritage Oversight Project has identified three swing states – Georgia, Nevada and Wisconsin – where they believe removing Biden from the Democratic ticket would prevent anyone else from replacing him.
Wisconsin does not allow withdrawal from the ballot for any reason besides death, while in Nevada, no changes can be made to the ballotafter 5 p.m. on the fourth Friday in June of an election year unless ‘a nominee dies or is adjudicated insane or mentally incompetent.’ In Georgia, if Biden were to withdraw less than 60 days before the election, his name would remain on the ballot but no votes would be counted.
According to a draft from The Heritage Oversight Project obtained by the Daily Mail:
Three of the expected six most contested states have some potential for pre-election litigation aimed at exasperating, with legitimate concerns for election integrity, the withdrawal process for a presidential candidate.
GA, NV, and WI, have specific procedures for withdrawal of a presidential nominee with differing degrees of applicability and timelines.’ WI does not allow withdrawal for any reason besides death.”
(Excerpt) Read more at thegatewaypundit.com ...
“How can this be true when the Democrat Convention hasn’t even happened yet? Isn’t that when they officially decide who is on the ticket?
Something doesn’t add up with this story.”
That was my thought also. But their law says the general ballot must contain the nominee of the primary election.
Republicans opted out of the primary using a caucus method.
Of course in the general you are voting for electors, not the person.
As you might imagine those (still alive) candidates who did win Democratic primaries in 1968 were shocked to find out it meant nothing at all.
They were as naive as many folks around here.
The exercise of power looks like magic from the outside.
From the inside it has its own simple rule—there are no rules.
Oh, please - these are mere suggestions. When a Democrat is involved, the law doesn’t really mean what it clearly states…
Biden hasn’t even been nominated yet. Trump hasn’t either. So I have to wonder if those rules apply to presidential candidates or to state and local candidates nominated in primary elections.
No, their source is the Heritage Oversight Foundation Project.
Given that Biden is not officially the nominee yet and won’t be until the convention how can he be on the ballot anywhere?
Just sayin'.
Yep, I read the 25th amendment a few times lately.
It can actually turn into quite a mess,
especially The description in section 4.
It’s truly going to be an interesting summer!
No worries, the rats will find a judge that will overrule the laws.
Exactly. They know that our legal system moves so slowly that their illegal actions will be ancient history by the time litigation and appeals play out. Especially so when they can influence litigation pace through the DOJ.
Nice read thanks.
I would think Wisconsin is the big one. I am sure they may be tempted to take Biden out but you can’t predict how that will flow.
My guess is that he has to stay in the race and they cheat like hell.
Let’s take a look at one of the salient sentences in the article:
” while in Nevada, no changes can be made to the ballotafter (sic)5 p.m. on the fourth Friday in June of an election year unless ‘a nominee dies or is adjudicated insane or mentally incompetent.’
1) The Republican Convention is on July 15-18 this year which is after the fourth Friday in June deadline.
2) nowhere in the NRS has the quoted sentence from the article
3)Here is the actual controlling statute
NRS 293.165 Procedure for filling certain vacancies in major or minor political party nomination or nonpartisan nomination; deadline for making changes to general election ballot.
1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.166, a vacancy occurring in a major or minor political party nomination for a partisan office may be filled by a candidate designated by the party central committee of the county or State, as the case may be, of the major political party or by the executive committee of the minor political party subject to the provisions of subsections 3, 4 and 5.
2. A vacancy occurring in a nonpartisan office or nomination for a nonpartisan office after the close of filing and before 5 p.m. of the fourth Friday in July of the year in which the general election is held must be filled by the person who receives or received the next highest vote for the nomination in the primary election if a primary election was held for that nonpartisan office. If no primary election was held for that nonpartisan office or if there was not more than one person who was seeking the nonpartisan nomination in the primary election, a person may become a candidate for the nonpartisan office at the general election if the person files a declaration of candidacy with the appropriate filing officer and pays the filing fee required by NRS 293.193 after 8 a.m. on the third Monday in June and before 5 p.m. on the fourth Friday in July. 3. If a vacancy occurs in a major political party nomination for a partisan office after the primary election and before 5 p.m. on the fourth Friday in July of the year in which the general election is held and:
(a) The vacancy occurs because the nominee dies or is adjudicated insane or mentally incompetent, the vacancy may be filled by a candidate designated by the party central committee of the county or State, as the case may be, of the major political party.
(b) The vacancy occurs for a reason other than the reasons described in paragraph (a), the nominee’s name must remain on the ballot for the general election and, if elected, a vacancy exists.
4. No change may be made on the ballot for the general election after 5 p.m. on the fourth Friday in July of the year in which the general election is held. If, after that time and date: <
(a) A nominee dies or is adjudicated insane or mentally incompetent; or (b) A vacancy in the nomination is otherwise created,
Ê the nominee’s name must remain on the ballot for the general election and, if elected, a vacancy exists.
5. Each designation of a candidate provided for in this section must be filed with the appropriate filing officer before 5 p.m. on the fourth Friday in July of the year in which the general election is held. In each case, the candidate must file a declaration of candidacy with the appropriate filing officer and pay the filing fee required by NRS 293.193 before 5 p.m. on the date the designation is filed.
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Only if Biden objects.
-PJ
The problem for Democrats is that the $100 million that the Biden/Harris campaign can only be used by Biden or Harris.
If Biden drops out and the Democrats run a completely different ticket, they can't use the money already raised or they violate all sorts of campaign funding laws.
If they want access to that money, Harris has to be on the ticket somewhere.
(Unless they write a check to the replacement candidate and put "loan repayment" in the memo field. That's how they launder Biden money these days)
-PJ
I was thinking the same thing. They could get them on that. But without actually looking at the fine printed these laws, my assumption is that the next person that goes to is the selected VP. And then after that, the same standards would apply to that person before they could be removed.
Maybe they’ll claim Trump did it?
Since the party conventions aren’t until August, this is pure horse hockey
We know Biden can’t be arrested for anything—so he can just steal the money and do what he wants with it.
Anybody who watched 24 knows this. It happened every other season.
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