Red States Threaten to Keep Biden Off the Ballot

“Republican Secretaries of State in Ohio and Alabama have told Democrats that their presidential ticket might not qualify for their ballots, warning that the party’s nominating convention in Chicago will come too late to make their deadlines,” Semafor reports.

“In 2020, both Ohio and Alabama had ballot deadlines after the Republican National Convention; in both states, there was no real conflict over placing the Trump-Pence ticket. Ohio legislators passed a law shrinking the ballot grace period from 90 days to 60 days for that cycle, while Alabama accepted a letter from the Republican National Committee promising to ‘certify the party’s nominees as soon as the official nomination is complete.'”

“But Democrats are taking the new challenges seriously, and see four paths to resolving any ballot access questions.”

The Supreme Court ruled that no single state could disqualify a presidential candidate in the 14th Amendment challenges to Trump’s candidacy. It would be really interesting to see what they would do in these instances.