Ben Kamisar is a deputy political editor in NBC's Political Unit.
Republican secretaries of state in Alabama and Ohio are warning President Joe Biden’s campaign that Biden might not be placed on their general election ballots because the Democratic Party’s late-August convention falls after state ballot deadlines. It’s not the first time a convention has been held in late August — but it would be a first if any related ballot access questions weren’t solved easily, without fanfare or much controversy.
But they’ll need Republicans to pass the bill through the GOP-controlled Legislature. John Wahl, the state Republican Party chair, gave no indication he’d suggest Republicans work to help the Democrats. Instead, he released a statement attacking Democrats for holding their convention outside of the deadline, claiming it showed “shocking disregard for Alabama’s electoral process.
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