In a letter to Ohio’s Democratic Party chair, Secretary of State Frank LaRose warns that the Democratic National Convention will take place after a state deadline to declare a candidate.
  • Optional@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    There was no problem in 2016, because both major parties nominated in July. But in 2020, it was again a problem, because the Republican convention chose Donald Trump and Mike Pence on August 24 in Charlotte. Because of covid, that was a scaled down convention, with only 6 delegates from each state and proxy voting permitted. It is believed that the Ohio legislature passed a bill again setting an exemption for 2020.

    Yeah, it seems pretty dumb, but that’s what they got.