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A scheduling issue could jeopardize Pres. Joe Biden’s access to Ohio’s general election ballot in November, according to a letter sent from the legal counsel of Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose.

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.

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Paul DeSantis, chief legal counsel for LaRose, addressed the letter to Ohio Democratic Party Chair on Friday, telling her that the Democratic National Convention’s date of Aug. 19, 2024, occurs past the state’s Aug. 7 deadline to certify presidential candidates.

The letter points out that the Democratic National Convention’s date of Aug. 19, 2024, occurs past the state’s August 7 deadline to certify presidential candidates.

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The letter says that the Democratic National Committee (DNC) must either move up its nominating convention or the Ohio General Assembly must pass a law that creates an exemption for Biden by May 9 – 90 days before the Aug. 7 deadline.

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) must either move up its nominating convention or the Ohio General Assembly must pass a law that creates an exemption for Biden by May 9 — 90 days before the deadline.

The document was first obtained by ABC News, and Ohio state minority leaders Rep. Allison Russo and Sen. Nickie Antonio, both Democrats, were also copied on the letter. A Biden spokesperson said the campaign is “monitoring the situation” and is confident that Biden will be on every state’s ballot.

Ohio state minority leaders Rep. Allison Russo and Sen. Nickie Antonio, both Democrats, were copied on the letter. A Biden spokesperson said the campaign is “monitoring the situation” and is confident Biden will be on every state's ballot.

Cleveland

Despite being the presumptive nominee, Biden won’t be formally nominated as the Democratic nominee until the convention, and DiSantis asked for a prompt response from Walters. The GOP-controlled would need to act quickly to accommodate the Democrat.

Biden won’t be formally nominated as the Democratic nominee until the convention. The GOP-controlled Ohio legislature would need to act quickly to accommodate the Democrat.

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Driven by political spite, Democrats tried to remove former Pres. Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, from ballots in several states. Luckily the Supreme Court stopped those efforts and taught Democrats about election law. Now Democrats are getting another lesson because they failed to adhere to a simple election law. Oh the irony.

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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, the legislature did the right thing. Doing the wrong thing here might even bring blowback to Republicans, so they should take the high road.

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GOP should make exception

There's a 95% chance that the Republican nominee for president will win Ohio in 2024, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

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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.

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.

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