Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed a measure to ensure President Joe Biden will appear on the state ballot in November

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed a measure to ensure President Joe Biden will appear on the state ballot in November.

DeWine, a Republican, signed the measure — which relaxes a state candidate filing deadline — Sunday along with a related bill that imposes a ban on foreign nationals contributing to state ballot campaigns. Both will take effect Aug. 31.

The Republican-dominated Legislature had approved the two measures last week during a rare special session. The contribution ban had been demanded by the Senate, which approved the measures Friday, a day after the House passed them.

  • xmunk@sh.itjust.works
    4·
    10 months ago

    Mike DeWine, deserving of praise for clearing the lowest bar… but that bar is one that a lot of GOP asshats couldn’t clear so… sort of semi-genuine thanks?

    • elliot_crane@lemmy.world
      1·
      10 months ago

      Yep. That’s what we get in a post-Trump world. If we were back in the 2010s, any governor helping the sitting POTUS/a major party presumptive nominee fix what amounts to a scheduling issue would be non-news.

  • octopus_ink@lemmy.mlEnglish
    1·
    10 months ago

    I will acknowledge that in this case the involved Republicans behaved in a way that I don’t hate.

    Gotta go take a shower now.