Republicans in Ohio must think they are so clever.
According to Ohio law, there is an August 7 deadline “to certify a presidential candidate to this office.” But this year’s Democratic National Convention — where delegates officially select the party’s nominees for president and vice president — starts August 19.
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Nevermind the dates of recent conventions, where both parties met after August 7 three of the past four cycles.
2020
Democratic National Convention, Aug 17-20
Republican National Convention, Aug 24-27
2016
Democratic National Convention, July 25-28
Republican National Convention, July 18-21
2012
Democratic National Convention, Sept 4-6
Republican National Convention, Aug 27
2008
Democratic National Convention, Aug 25-28
Republican National Convention, Sept 1-4
...legal counsel for Secretary of State Frank LaRose sought clarification for "an apparent conflict in Ohio law" between the Democratic National Committee's nominating process and the deadline by which the party's presidential nominee must be certified to the Secretary of State's office.
The Democratic National Convention is scheduled to convene on Aug. 19, which will take place more than a week after the Aug. 7 deadline to certify a presidential candidate in Ohio, the office flagged according to state code, which would create a problem for Biden's eligibility.
"I am left to conclude that the Democratic National Committee must either move up its nominating convention or the Ohio General Assembly must act by May 9, 2024 (90 days prior to a new law's effective date) to create an exception to this statutory requirement,"
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Ohio has not been very competitive lately at the Presidential level, but Sherrod Brown needs every Democrat possible to turn out to vote.
Didn’t SCOTUS just rule that states (specifically Colorado) can’t decide who appears on the ballot for federal office?
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