Biden may have trouble getting on Ohio’s general election ballot, state’s top election official warns
NBCApr 02
Ohio Officials Warn Biden Could Be Left Off Ballot
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The Facts
A letter obtained by ABC News from the legal counsel of Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose to Ohio Democratic Party Chair Liz Walters describes how a scheduling issue could jeopardize Pres. Joe Biden’s access to Ohio's general election ballot in November.
The letter points out that the Democratic National Convention's date of Aug. 19, 2024, occurs past the state's Aug. 7 deadline to certify presidential candidates.
The Spin
Republican narrative
Democrats have been so preoccupied with trying to keep former president and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump off presidential ballots that they've forgotten to keep up with standard ballot access procedures. Democrats did this to themselves and now they're reliant on the sympathies of Republicans. It's karmic payback for what Democrats have tried to do to Trump.
Democratic narrative
The GOP is trying to make a mountain out of a molehill and it would be a truly dirty trick if it dragged its feet here and caused the president to be excluded from November's ballot. This problem has arisen in the past and the legislature did the right thing. Doing the wrong thing here might even bring blowback to Republicans, so they should take the high road.
