Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose (R) lambasted Democrats in the Wall Street Journal for scheduling their convention after his state’s statutory deadline for candidates to get on the presidential ballot.
“For now, the law requires me to uphold a deadline the Democratic Party appears willing to miss. If as a result the Democratic candidates for US president and vice president aren’t on the statewide ballot, that’s the party’s choice, not mine.”
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