The Democratic National Committee will hold virtual proceedings to certify President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris as Democratic Party nominees before Ohio’s August 7 ballot certification deadline, and before their in-person convention beginning on the 19th. August, the party confirmed. ABC News Tuesday.
This will take a big moment away from Biden and the party — the official nomination at the convention is usually greeted with fanfare and celebration, but he will become the official nominee virtually, without the pomp and circumstance.
The move came moments before the Ohio Senate meets Tuesday for a special session to consider Biden’s ability to appear on the November general election ballot — which the GOP-led legislature has tied to a separate bill related to campaign finance, something Democrats. to oppose.
“Joe Biden will be on the ballot in Ohio and all 50 states, and Ohio Republicans agree. But when the time came to act, they failed to act to every time, then Democrats will land this plane on our own. Through a virtual roll call vote, we will ensure that Republicans cannot undermine our democracy through incompetence or partisan tricks and that the people of l. “Ohio can exercise their right to vote for the presidential candidate of their choice,” DNC Chairman Jamie Harrison said in a statement provided to ABC. News.
To proceed with the virtual call, the DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee will need to vote on a resolution on Tuesday, June 4, proposing changes to the call to allow for virtual party deliberations. Then, in the coming weeks, the resolution will be voted on by all DNC members. Once the resolution is passed, the remainder of the pre-nomination process will follow the standard order of operations.
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