Joe Biden, whose wife is so confident that he will “win this election” if only people start to “focus in,” may lose his chance in Ohio.
The Democratic National Committee’s nominating process and assembly seem to conflict with the state law requiring each party to submit their certification before August 7.
However, the DNC’s convention is set for August 19, a week too late for Biden to be included on Ohio’s November election ballot.
As per Ohio state law, officials of a political party must finalize and certify their chosen presidential candidate “on or before the ninetieth day before the day of the general election,” which for this year is set on November 5, which means that the deadline for certification falls on August 7.
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose suggested a resolution to Ohio Democratic Chair Liz Walters in a letter he sent on April 5.
According to LaRose, either state lawmakers allow exceptions for the DNC before May 9 or schedule the DNC convention earlier.
“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,” according to Paul Disants, Mr. Larose’s lawyer.
“Please contact me as soon as possible with any information that can assure this office of timely compliance with Ohio law,” Disantis urged Walters.
“We’re monitoring the situation in Ohio, and we’re confident that Joe Biden will be on the ballot in all 50 states,” a Biden campaign spokesperson told Newsweek.
Trump won in Ohio in both the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections. Polling averages compiled by RealClear Politics and FiveThirtyEight reveal that the former president maintains an eight- to ten-point lead over the incumbent.
The two presidents became presumptive nominees of their respective parties as they won successive victories in various primaries.
According to a poll conducted on April 2–3 by Emerson College, with 1,438 registered voters as respondents, Trump is at 43 percent, while Biden trails by 1 point, who is at 42 percent, and independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has 8 percent. In a head-to-head match against Biden, Trump leads by 2 percent against Biden.
Meanwhile, in Pennsylvania, a separate survey was organized by Franklin and Marshall College, where Trump got a 10-point lead against Biden, 48 percent, while the incumbent got 38 percent.
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