Team Biden is dropping the ball…
President Joe Biden is reportedly at risk of not appearing on Alabama's ballot in November's general election.
Secretary of State Wes Allen (R) informed the Alabama Democratic Party that the national nominating convention date was scheduled after the state's Aug. 15 state deadline, when the parties are required to provide their presidential and vice presidential nominees for the ballot.
“It has recently come to my attention that the Democratic National Convention is currently scheduled to convene on August 19, 2024, which is after the State of Alabama's statutory deadline for political parties to provide a certificate of nomination for President and Vice President,” Allen wrote. “If this Office has not received a valid certificate of nomination from the Democratic Party following its convention by the statutory deadline, I will be unable to certify the names of the Democratic Party's candidates for President and Vice President for ballot preparation for the 2024 general election.”
Read the whole letter below:
The secretary of state noted that its deadline has been publicly available since June 2023. Alabama state law requires certificates of nomination “no later than the 82nd day next preceding fixed for the election.”
Allen also sent a copy to Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Jaime Harrison.
“If those certificates are not in my office on time, there will be no certification and no appearance on the Alabama general election ballot in accordance with sections 17-13-22 and 17-14-31(a) of the Code of Alabama,” Allen wrote. “With this letter, we are providing ample notification to the leadership of the Democratic Party at the state and national level that the burden of providing those certifications by the statutorily set deadline is a requirement that they must meet.”
Biden received a similar warning from the red state of Ohio on Sunday, where the Republican secretary of state's office said the Democrats must submit a ticket by Aug. 7, according to The Washington Post. The Ohio letter cited similar statutory restrictions.
Former President Donald Trump won both red states in the 2020 election, when he beat Biden by 25.4 and 8.1 points in Alabama and Ohio, respectively.
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