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a kennedy

(29,832 posts)
Thu May 9, 2024, 07:57 AM May 9

Will this be resolved before the election??? Biden not on the ballot in Ohio yet....

Ohio lawmakers on Wednesday failed to advance a plan to put President Joe Biden on the state's November ballot, underscoring bitter divisions among Republicans who control the state Legislature.

The state House and Senate floated separate proposals this week that would change the certification deadline to 74 days before the Nov. 5 election. Under current law, state officials must certify the ballot by Aug. 7 ? 90 days beforehand ? but Biden won't be nominated until the Democratic National Convention 12 days later.

Wednesday ended with no plan to get the president and presumptive Democratic nominee on Ohio's ballot. And the clock is running out: Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose said lawmakers had until Thursday to change the deadline. Bills typically take 90 days to become law unless they have an emergency clause attached to them.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/05/08/joe-biden-ohio-ballot-mike-dewine/73620775007/

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Will this be resolved before the election??? Biden not on the ballot in Ohio yet.... (Original Post) a kennedy May 9 OP
Omg wtf? Nt ecstatic May 9 #1
They'll pass it. Just games first. jimfields33 May 9 #2
They passed it for trump edhopper May 9 #4
So is Alabama. Probably more so. And they passed it. jimfields33 May 9 #5
I warned people Johnny2X2X May 9 #3
Message auto-removed Name removed May 9 #6

jimfields33

(16,251 posts)
2. They'll pass it. Just games first.
Thu May 9, 2024, 08:43 AM
May 9

They passed it in 2020 for trump. I think they need to permanently change the date so they don’t have to play this game every four years.

jimfields33

(16,251 posts)
5. So is Alabama. Probably more so. And they passed it.
Thu May 9, 2024, 09:02 AM
May 9

I think they will pass it after the cry about it for awhile.

Johnny2X2X

(19,379 posts)
3. I warned people
Thu May 9, 2024, 08:48 AM
May 9

I and others warned people, trying to keep Trump off the ballot with lawsuits in certain states was the dumbest thing ever. It was going to lead to Reps keeping Biden off the ballot in states for no reason at all, and here you have it.

And Ohio likely going to Trump doesn't matter. The turn out down ballot without Biden at the top of the ticket will be an absolute blow out. Democrats will lose all up and down the ticket in Ohio in places where they thought they held safe seats.

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