US EditionFight over foreign money in politics stymies deal to assure President Joe Biden is on Ohio's ballot
- The issue of Biden appearing on Ohio's fall ballot is entangled in a partisan fight to ban foreign money in state campaigns after a Swiss billionaire influenced an abortion rights vote.
- LaRose's proposal to ban foreign money disrupted resolving a ballot deadline issue before the Democratic National Convention amid Republican leadership tensions.
- Senate Republicans sought to leverage Biden's situation to pass a foreign money ban, with Democrats criticizing the move.
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Fight over foreign money in politics stymies deal to assure President Joe Biden is on Ohio's ballot
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Lawmakers in Ohio have failed to come to an agreement on adjusting a state election deadline that stands to prevent President Joe Biden from appearing on the 2024 ballot. Thursday was the deadline for doing so. The cutoff to make Ohio’s ballot is Aug. 7, two weeks before the Democratic National Convention. The issue became entangled this week in a partisan fight to keep foreign money out…
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Fight over foreign money in politics stymies deal to assure President Joe Biden is on Ohio's ballot
Lawmakers in Ohio have failed to come to an agreement on adjusting a state election deadline that stands to prevent President Joe Biden from appearing on the 2024 ballot. Thursday
Ohio legislators deadlocked over bills to put Biden on November ballot
Both the Ohio House and Senate introduced separate bills to make the nominee certification deadline more flexible, but the latter included a prohibition of foreign funds to state ballot measure campaigns.
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