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Source: meidasnews.com
This is heading for the courts.
Ron Filipkowski 2 hours ago
In 2010, the Ohio legislature passed a law creating an arbitrary deadline that candidates for each political party must be nominated 90 days before the election to get on the ballot. That provision has never been enforced to keep a candidate off the ballot - until now.
Both the Republican and Democratic National Conventions took place after the 90 day Ohio deadline in 2012 and 2020. Both times the legislature passed a bill to extend the deadline so there were no issues. However, 2024 is the first time that only one party has their nominating convention after the deadline, and it just happens to be the Democrats which will nominate Biden on August 22, two weeks after Ohio's arbitrary deadline.
The Republican supermajority was asked again, just like in 2012 and 2020, to extend the deadline so there will not be an issue. They have refused to do so. Now, Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose has just send a letter to the Chair of the Ohio Democratic Party stating that he does not believe the legislature is going to grant an extension so the DNC is going to be forced to either change the date of their nominating convention to satisfy Ohio Republicans, or take them to court.
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The Biden Campaign and the DNC has been largely silent on this issue, apparently attempting to resolve this behind the scenes through negotiations. However, LaRose's letter makes it clear that the time for a settlement to this appears to be at an end with Ohio Republicans prepared to force Democrats to take them to court...........................
Read more: https://meidasnews.com/news/ohio-moving-to-exclude-biden-from-ballot
This is almost unbelievable--trying to keep the Dem nominee off the ballot.
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OH Sect of St just sent a letter to the Chair of the OH Dem Party that he will exclude Biden from the OH ballot
since the DNC convention is after their arbitrary deadline.
OH extended the deadline for Repubs in 2012 & 2020, but refuses to do it now. Story.
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