Democrats have pitched provisional ballot access in all three states
President Joe Biden looks on during his visit at the Chavis Community Center in Raleigh, North Carolina, Mar. 26, 2024.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.
President Joe Biden looks on during his visit at the Chavis Community Center in Raleigh, North Carolina, Mar. 26, 2024.Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose and Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen have alerted Democrats about comparable conflicts between their respective state's deadlines and the scheduling of the DNC convention in mid-August, cautioning that Biden's nomination in Chicago comes too late to get on their general election ballots.
"This has not been something anybody has ever dealt with. … just cooked it up. No, this has never happened before," Elaine Kamarck, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and a member of the Democratic National Committee, said."These deadlines don't exist for partisan reasons. ... But it is kind of partisan this year," he told ABC News.
Historically, in both Ohio and Alabama -- and across a handful of other states -- provisional ballot access certification has been granted to nominees of both major parties if they weren't able to square their convention dates with state election code certification deadlines.Ahead of the 2020 general election, Oklahoma, Illinois, Washington and Montana accepted provisional certifications from the DNC and the Republican National Committee.
Ben Kindel, a spokesperson for LaRose's office, said their legal counsel was in the process of reviewing the letter. In response to the letter, Allen said in a statement to ABC News that he would not provide "for 'provisional certifications' or any other exceptions."
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