Joe Biden could be left off of the ballot in three states.
Election officials in Ohio, Alabama, and Washington have revealed that Biden faces potential exclusion from the general election ballot due to conflicting dates between the Democratic National Committee’s nominating convention and the states’ ballot deadlines.
The Director of Elections in Washington State issued a letter on Thursday cautioning the DNC chair that “the deadline for ballot certification under state law falls on Aug. 20, the day after the DNC convenes in Chicago to nominate their presidential and vice presidential selections.”
Similarly, Secretaries of State in Alabama and Ohio have alerted the DNC about Biden’s risk of not appearing on their general election ballots due to the same issue.
Currently, Stuart Holmes, the Director of Elections in Washington State, is working on a solution to create a loophole that would ensure Biden’s inclusion on the ballot.
Washington state just joined Ohio and Alabama in signifying that Pres. Joe Biden could be left off their general election ballots due to conflicts between the dates of the Democratic National Committee's nominating convention and state ballot deadlines.https://t.co/Bf24sQ1FY9
— ABC News (@ABC) April 12, 2024
ABC News reported:
Washington state has just joined Ohio and Alabama in signifying through election officials that President Joe Biden could be left off their general election ballots due to conflicts between the dates of the Democratic National Committee’s nominating convention and state ballot deadlines. The Evergreen state, though, appears to have already proposed a way for the Democrat to remain eligible.
On Thursday, the director of elections at the office of Washington’s Secretary of State sent a letter — obtained by ABC News — to DNC Chair Jamie Harrison, warning that the deadline for ballot certification under state law falls on Aug. 20, the day after the DNC convenes in Chicago to nominate their presidential and vice presidential selections.
Stuart Holmes, the Director of Elections under Democratic Secretary Steve Hobbs, signaled that their office would make an exception for the party if they submit a provisional certification of nomination no later than Aug. 20, according to the letter.
This comes as Ohio and Alabama’s Republican Secretaries of State over the past week have indicated they’d enforce similar state election codes in a way that experts have said is unprecedented and perhaps partisan in nature.
Washington becomes latest state that could leave Biden off their November ballothttps://t.co/MqS7ox5OEe
— MSN (@MSN) April 12, 2024
