Biden warned he could be left OFF the ballot in key general election state if his campaign doesn’t act now

President Biden is at risk of not attending Ohio’s general election in November, Ohio’s secretary of state warned this week.

It is the latest in a series of warnings to Democrats in the key state once considered a presidential battleground.

The problem is that Ohio requires parties to certify their presidential candidates at least 90 days before Election Day.

However, the Democratic party will not recognize Biden as the party’s candidate, even if he has collected the necessary number of delegates until the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, which will not take place until the third week of August.

That means the nomination process 75 days before the election does not meet the Buckeye State’s requirements under state law.

It means the Democratic party or the state Legislature must take action, and Republicans in the state signaled this week that they won’t be the ones to solve the problem.

“I have said from here to Colorado that it is in the best interest of voters to have a choice in the race for president. I am also required to follow the law as Ohio’s chief election officer. As things stand now, the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee will not be on the ballot in Ohio,” Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose warned on Tuesday.

‘That’s not my choice. “It is due to a conflict in the law created by the party, and the party has not offered a legally acceptable solution so far,” he continued.

In the letter to the chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party, he mentioned two solutions he had previously proposed to fix the problem: changing the date on which the party formally nominates Biden, or through action in the Ohio General Assembly to adopt a create an exception.

But LaRose pointed out that Ohio Republican House Speaker Jason Stephens said Tuesday there will be no legislative solution.

LaRose urged Democrats to quickly find a solution that “enforces the law and respects voters.”

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose sent a letter to the chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party urging the party to take action after the Republican House Speaker said there will be no legislative solution to it ensure Biden gets on the ballot in Ohio.

LaRose warned that Biden risks not participating in the presidential election if immediate action is not taken, and said the Democratic party has so far not offered a legally acceptable solution.

Ohio Democratic Party Chairwoman Elizabeth Walters blasted Republicans for playing politics in response to the state House speaker saying there will be no resolution from state lawmakers.

“Republican politicians in the statehouse have made it clear that they want to deprive Ohioans of the ability to choose who they want to be president,” Walters said in a statement.

“Throughout this process, corrupt politicians in Columbus have politicized the process and used it to play political games with Ohio’s ability to hold their government accountable,” she continued.

Speaker Stephens said this week that there is no will among Ohio’s Republican supermajority to move up the August 7 deadline to ensure Biden participates in the November vote. He called it a “hyperpolitical environment” this time of year.

Ohio Democratic House Minority Leader Allison Russo also indicated there is unlikely to be a legislative solution to the issue in the state, citing “dysfunction” in the state legislature.

She said lawmakers have not been able to put aside partisanship and infighting and suggested it will likely have to be an intraparty solution or perhaps legal action to ensure Biden’s inclusion.

Donald Trump is not at risk of not appearing on the ballot in Ohio because the Republican National Convention will take place in July and meets the state’s 90-day requirement

Republicans do not risk Trump not being on the ballot in Ohio, because the party will hold its nominating convention in July this year.

Ahead of the 2020 presidential election, Republican lawmakers in Ohio moved the deadline from 90 days to 60 days before the election, meaning it fell in early September, allowing both parties holding their national conventions in August 2020 to meet the requirement .

Lawmakers also created a workaround in 2012 to ensure that Republican nominee Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama would both participate in the vote when both formal nominations took place in late August and early September.

Biden was also at risk of not participating in this year’s general elections in Alabama and Washington. However, Alabama lawmakers passed legislation earlier this month to ensure Biden’s involvement.

In Washington, officials said they would allow a preliminary certification to ensure Biden gets on the ballot despite the conflict over the deadline.