These are the people who sneaked in a special election to raise the threshold to pass a constitutional amendment, because they knew the reproductive rights amendment would pass under existing provisions. It could be they actually fear Sherrod Brown being re-elected rather than Biden winning the state and hope to depress the Dem turnout.

Or they could just be continuing their string of “we have the power and we will use it, regardless of what the voters think” decisions.

RIG THE VOTE.

That is if it is allowed. In the space that says OTHER........

Not sure about the timing - and if he's the party candidate that makes things more complicated.

Votes cast for individuals who did not register as a write-in candidate are not counted.

Thanks for the info.

I loved the people that I met. During one vacation, we toured the state through Columbus and Chilicothe to Portsmouth on the border and then west to Cincinnati to satisfy my interest in the mounds.

But, with today's politics in Ohio, I'd be reluctant to return.

Thanks for keeping up the spirit of democracy there.

I see many folk’s writing off voting altogether and that leaves Senator Sherrod Brown D. out in the cold. If we think the Senate can lose a Dem then fool around and find out! Ohio State Legislature is lawless. Gerrymandering, women’s reproductive rights and marijuana legalization issues have all been passed by voters here. Many by 57%. Guess how many have been written into law? None of them. Zero! Ohio will not budge an inch on this. If they do it will be at the very last minute keeping Ohio Dems on edge, stress, and panic mode after all we have been through. It is all too much. The Dems need to resolve this soon! As they say…f*** around and find out!

Not everybody is going to take time to figure out how to even do it. And it probably won't count anyway since write in candidates have to register.

They knew about the date issue and should have figured the GOP wouldn’t play fair choosing to screw them over any which way they could. They should move the date - at least for the formalities, then keep the 19th to celebrate Democratic accomplishments.

Republican national convention July 15 - 18

Olympics July 26 - Aug 18

Democratic convention Aug 19 - 22

Scheduling during the Olympics would had been bad

Sounds reasonable for Democratic Party to provisionally nominate POTUS Biden and VPOTUS Harris.

Tired of GOP MAGA taking every inch they can find to impede democracy.

In any case, Ohio voters should write in POTUS Biden if he is not on the ballot.

The difference is that in the past (at least 2020) BOTH parties had late conventions, so the legislature granted a one-time exemption to permit filing 60 days before the election to accommodate both parties.

Whether the legislature will make another one-time exemption when it only impacts the Democratic candidate is anyone's guess.

Never can expect the GOP to act in good faith.

Easy for the Ohio legislature to make this a non-issue if so chose, even have precedent.

Much better given old law and history of exemptions to both parties in scheduling conventions.

Has their convention last.

or the fact that in 2020 BOTH conventions were held after the deadline. In 2020 the Ohio legislature could have kept them both off the ballot - or create an exception for both.

The Ohio difference this year doesn't have to do with the party in power - it has to do with the fact that only the Democratic convention is after the Ohio deadline. So the Republicans in power in Ohio have the ability to keep Biden off the ballot without also keeping Trump off - just by refusing to grant the exception they did in 2020.

Democratic convention is not going to be scheduled at the same time as the Republican or the Olympics.

NT

No issues raised in 2016 and then waived for Covid in 2020.

waived because both parties would have missed the deadline.

NT

before their convention.

Stop dicking around with them.

....(I think), so just have an online "convention" (like we did in 2020) to certify the nominee before August 7 and focus the August 19 event on celebrating and supporting the various state parties in their campaign efforts, with all the delegates still invited.

It can be advertised as a big party to celebrate the fact that We Are Not Republicans! Yay!. I'm sure lots of big name performers would be willing to do a little entertainment for it.

Even if Biden himself is unlikely to win OH, him not being on the ballot will be a disaster for Sherrod Brown, who is running for re-election, and other democratic candidates.

had better not fuck this up. 😤

They need to find a solution. Like yesterday

NT

Have the convention in June, right after the last primary.

That is what this is really about.

Show me the Benjamins!

Corrupt arrogant bastards. They can all go fuck cows.

They have no leg to stand on. I thought they didn’t believe in ballot removal. Democrats better toughen up and stand up. This isn’t a joke anymore. They are truly pushing for a civil war.

Republicans have to cheat to win.

This should *not* have happened, the DNC should been 100% certain of meeting every deadline before scheduling the convention. Yes, the GOP are being inconsistent assholes - so what else is new. This is 100% on whoever in the DNC chose the dates without clarifying *every* critical date. It is also a problem in Alabama, and hopefully nowhere else. Completely unacceptable considering the stakes and who we are up against. The DNC needs to meet and certify prior to the Convention, there’s no surprises anyway, we all know who won.

Was the pandemic and that doesn't apply now. This is all on the DNC.

before the convention, then formalize it during the Convention

Pricks!