OH Gov Calls Special Session To Get Biden On Ballot

The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports:

Gov. Mike DeWine has taken the rare step of calling a special legislative session, in effect summoning the General Assembly to make sure that President Joe Biden qualifies for the ballot this November.

DeWine announced he would be calling the special session for May 28 in a Thursday evening press conference. It marked the first time a governor has called a special session for 20 years. Otherwise, the legislature wasn’t scheduled to meet until June 12.

Since Ohio changed its certification deadline from 60 to 90 days ahead of its general election, state lawmakers have had to adjust the requirement twice, in 2012 and 2020, to accommodate candidates of both parties.

Read the full article. Yesterday the GOP speaker of the Ohio House said there was “no interest” in changing the deadline for Biden to appear on the ballot.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) calls out the Republican-led legislature for excluding Joe Biden from the November ballot:

“This is simply unacceptable. Ohio is running out of time to get the sitting president of the United States on the ballot this fall … This is ridiculous.” pic.twitter.com/4pjLzuLOVy

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DEWINE: “I am calling a special session of the Ohio General Assembly … The purpose for this session will be for the General Assembly to pass legislation ensuring that both major presidential candidates will be on the Ohio ballot in November.”

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