Joe Biden will probably be left off the ballot after the state legislature refuses to bail out the Democrats, who decided their wants superseded any state election law. They scheduled their convention for August 19–22, well past this cutoff date, to be able to get on the ballot. This really won’t affect the presidential election since Biden has no chance of winning the state. However, it could have a major impact in the race for the US Senate since Biden will not be there.
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose’s office has confirmed that the Democrats have not put forth a workable plan, which in this case would only necessitate moving the convention up by two weeks. That would be a near impossibility because of all the preparation needed in scheduling events. Either the Democrats weren’t smart enough to make sure the convention would be finished by the state deadline or the far left Democrats believed they could pressure the state to give in.
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose said:
“I’ve said from here to Colorado that it’s in the best interest of voters to have a choice in the race for president. I’m also duty-bound to follow the law as Ohio’s chief elections officer.”
“As it stands today, the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee will not be on the Ohio ballot. That is not my choice. It’s due to a conflict in the law created by the party, and the party has so far offered no legally acceptable remedy,”
“The Ohio House speaker said today there won’t be a legislative solution, so I’ve sent a letter to [Ohio Dems] chair seeking (again) a solution that upholds the law and respects the voters. I trust they’ll act quickly.”
VISIT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELRead the full letter below:
I write to inform you that my office still has not received communication on behalf of the Ohio Democratic Party or the Democratic National Committee that clarifies the party’s intent to comply with Ohio’s ballot access deadline.
As previously explained, the Ohio Revised Code requires a political party selecting its presidential and vice presidential candidates by nominating convention to “certify the names of those candidates to the secretary of state on or before the ninetieth day before the day of the general election.”
The conflict between the August 7, 2024 certification deadline and the date of your party’s nominating convention is well established. In my correspondence to you dated April 5, 2024, I offered two possible remedies: a change in the date by which your party formally nominates a presidential candidate or action by the Ohio General Assembly to create an exception to this statutory requirement. Today, the Speaker of the Ohio House told members of the media there would not be a legislative solution, as there is “just not the will to do that from the Legislature. “2
With a legislative remedy taken off the table, I must remind you that the deadline is fast approaching, and the matter remains unresolved. Unless your party plans to comply with the statutory deadline, I am duty-bound to instruct boards of elections to begin preparing ballots that do not include the Democratic Party’s nominees for president and vice president of the United States.
Let me be clear that this is not an action I wish to take, as I believe it to be in the best interest of Ohio voters to have a choice between at least the two major party candidates for the nation’s highest political office. Unfortunately, however, the Ohio House of Representatives has refused to act, and the Democratic Party has so far offered no legally acceptable remedy.
As the Ohio Attorney General’s office has advised my office, the Democratic Party’s offer to submit a “provisional certification” by the statutory deadline “simply is not provided for by law,” and “there is no provision in Ohio’s Election Code that would permit the Secretary to provide the Democratic Party with an alternative process” to the one required in statute.
Further, the General Assembly has clearly stated that “no public official shall cause an election to be conducted other than in the time, place, and manner prescribed by the Revised Code.” The integrity of our elections begins with our citizenry having full faith and confidence that their chief election officer will always follow the law.
As such, my office seeks a remedy that both upholds the law and serves in the best interest of the voters of our state. I trust that you will act quickly to resolve this conflict so we can move forward with clarity in preparing for the November general election. Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.
Are they doing that because is about to have a stroke and die in office 2026?