{"id":2254166,"date":"2024-05-28T10:35:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T14:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ohios-top-election-official-slams-democrats-for-trying-to-change-election-rules-to-suit-biden\/"},"modified":"2024-05-28T10:37:18","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T14:37:18","slug":"ohios-top-election-official-slams-democrats-for-trying-to-change-election-rules-to-suit-biden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ohios-top-election-official-slams-democrats-for-trying-to-change-election-rules-to-suit-biden\/","title":{"rendered":"Ohio&#8217;s election chief criticizes Democrats for attempting to alter voting regulations to benefit Biden"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fohios-top-election-official-slams-democrats-for-trying-to-change-election-rules-to-suit-biden%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2254166&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Ohio Secretary of State, Frank LaRose, criticized Democrats for scheduling the\u200c Democratic National\u2063 Convention\u2062 in conflict with Ohio&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-red-wave-of-conservative-women-elected-to-congress\/\" title=\"The Red Wave of Conservative Women Elected to Congress\">election laws<\/a> regarding Biden&#8217;s\u200d ballot placement. LaRose, a Republican, rejected claims blaming\u2063 Ohio Republicans for the issue, stating his commitment to upholding election rules. Governor Mike\u2062 DeWine has called\u200d for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/update-letter-by-ted-cruz-and-6-gop-senators-and-4-senators-elect-sign-letter-to-reject-election-call-for-election-commission-10-day-emergency-audit-takes-place\/\" title=\"UPDATE: Letter by Ted Cruz and 6 GOP Senators and 4 Senators-Elect Sign Letter to Reject Election \u2013 Call For Election Commission 10-Day Emergency Audit Takes Place\">special legislative session<\/a> to resolve the\u2062 ballot\u2064 placement matter promptly.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose blasted Democrats\u2019 scheduling of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dnc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democratic National Convention<\/a> as it relates to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ohio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Ohio<\/a> election laws and getting President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> on the ballot there. <\/p>\n<p>LaRose, a Republican, slammed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democrats<\/a> for blaming Ohio Republicans for their \u201cfailure to get Joe Biden on the ballot in Ohio.\u201d Under Ohio law, parties must confirm their presidential candidates 90 days before the November general election, which would be Aug. 7. But the convention, in which Biden will be nominated, is scheduled for Aug. 9.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs Ohio\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-fetterman-is-the-new-normal-with-mail-in-ballots\/\" title=\"John Fetterman Is the New Normal With Mail-in Ballots\">chief elections officer<\/a>, I refuse to bend the rules to benefit a candidate,\u201d LaRose wrote in an op-ed in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/dont-blame-me-for-bidens-ballot-problem-ohio-chief-elections-officer-81a9dcf3?mod=opinion_lead_pos10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>Wall Street Journal<\/em><\/a>. \u201cCritics allege that my decision to uphold the law will deprive Ohio voters of the opportunity to choose their president. Never mind that I didn\u2019t create this problem, nor do I wish for that outcome.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Mike DeWine (R-OH) called a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3016024\/ohio-governor-special-session-biden-2024-ballot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>special legislative session<\/a> to get Biden on the ballot. The Ohio Legislature has until Thursday to approve an exemption to the rule. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOhio is running out of time to get Joe Biden, sitting president of the United States, on the ballot this fall,\u201d DeWine <a href=\"https:\/\/ohiocapitaljournal.com\/2024\/05\/28\/ohio-house-agrees-to-biden-ballot-fix-compromise-if-anti-democratic-senate-provisions-removed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a>. \u201cFailing to do so is simply not acceptable. This is ridiculous; this is an absurd situation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>LaRose said a similar problem has happened twice with convention scheduling occurring before the Ohio deadline, but the legislature passed a temporary extension of the deadline for then-President Barack Obama and Sen. Mitt Romney in 2012 and then-President Donald Trump in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>He said it was Democrats who were in control of the Ohio House over a decade ago when they passed the election law, and he was frustrated that Republicans, who are now in control, must deal with the problem in the special session.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnable so far to get a legislative fix to the problem they created, Democrats have flipped the script. They used to say refusing to enforce election rules was a threat to democracy; now refusing to bend the rules is a threat,\u201d LaRose wrote.<\/p>\n<p>LaRose remained firm that his hands were tied in the situation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe it\u2019s in voters\u2019 best interest to have a choice in the race for president, from Donald Trump in Colorado to Joe Biden in Ohio. But I\u2019m also duty-bound to follow Ohio election law,\u201d LaRose wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor now, the law requires me to uphold a deadline the Democratic Party appears willing to miss. If as a result the Democratic candidates for U.S. president and vice president aren\u2019t on the statewide ballot, that\u2019s the party\u2019s choice, not mine,\u201d LaRose concluded.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, a similar situation occurred in Alabama, which has one of the earliest deadlines in the country. The Republican-controlled Alabama House unanimously voted to ensure Biden would be on the ballot. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is nothing new. We just need to fix this so the president can be on the ballot, just like our nominee can be on the ballot,\u201d Alabama House Speaker Pro Tem Chris Pringle, a Republican, said during the brief debate.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ohio&#8217;s Secretary of State, Frank LaRose, criticized Democrats for scheduling the Democratic National Convention in a way that impacts Ohio&#8217;s election laws and Biden&#8217;s candidacy. LaRose, a Republican, accused Democrats of faulting Ohio Republicans for not securing Biden&#8217;s ballot spot. 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