Ohio’s Republican Gov. Mike DeWine is calling a rare special session of the General Assembly next Tuesday to pass legislation ensuring that President Joe Biden is on the state’s 2024 ballot.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s Republican Gov. Mike DeWine said Thursday that he is calling a rare special session of the General Assembly next week to pass legislation ensuring that President Joe Biden is on the state’s 2024 ballot.

The special session was called for Tuesday.

“Ohio is running out of time to get Joe Biden, the sitting President of the United States, on the ballot this fall. Failing to do so is simply unacceptable. This is ridiculous. This is (an) absurd situation,” DeWine said.

  • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world
    10·
    5 months ago

    Maybe next time the parties should actually take deadlines like this into consideration when planning their conventions?

    You’ve got it backwards. While there’s several reasons why the conventions shouldn’t be held earlier (such as the possibility of tight primaries and the fact that campaigns need a lot of time to prepare), there’s absolutely no reason why a completely arbitrary deadline can’t be changed.