The move comes after Ohio GOP lawmakers were reluctant to shift the Aug. 7 deadline, which comes before the Democratic National Convention.
U.S. President Joe Biden participates in a Canvas Kickoff event with campaign volunteers at the Martin Luther King Recreation Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., April 18, 2024.The Democratic convention — where the party traditionally nominates its candidates for president and vice president — is scheduled after Ohio's Aug. 7 deadline for certifying candidates.
The DNC's rules and bylaws committee is expected to vote June 4 on a resolution to allow for the virtual roll call. DNC members will vote on the resolution in the following weeks and, once adopted, a virtual nomination process can proceed. Party officials are likening the approach to the virtual convention held in 2020 during the pandemic.
But in calling for the special session, DeWine requested that lawmakers tackle both a Biden ballot fix and a measure to ban foreign money in state ballot issue campaigns. The latter measure had been attached to a previous state Senate version of the Biden-related bill, but the state House never voted on it, triggering the scramble and DeWine's call for a special session.
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