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In reply to the discussion: Someone has just pointed out that the time has passed to switch candidates [View all]LetMyPeopleVote
(151,651 posts)26. Top Conservative Think Tank Vows to Make it 'Extraordinarily Difficult' for Dems to Replace Biden By Filing... Lawsuits"
Ballot access litigation is very strange. It is not easy to get onto the ballot for third parties and there are traps even for the two main parties. The GOP and the Heritage Foundation are hoping that President Biden is removed from the ticket so that they can try to keep President Biden's replacement off the ballot in swing states.
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Heritage Foundation has vowed to do everything possible to keep Democrats from replacing President Joe Biden as the partys presidential nominee.
Approximately four months ago, the conservative organization began researching laws in states for replacing nominee in key swing states, according to a report from NOTUS. Staffers for Heritages Oversight Project compiled the report back in April and released it ahead of the debate.
If the Biden family decides that President Biden will not run for re-election, the mechanisms for replacing him on ballots vary by state, reads the memo. There is the potential for pre-election litigation in some states that would make the process difficult and perhaps unsuccessful.
The organizations Oversight Project Executive Director Mike Howell said, in a statement to NOTUS, they would make the process for replacing Biden extraordinarily difficult.
Weve zeroed in on a few states that we think are the best case, Howell told the news outlet without naming the specific states. The memo, however, identifies Nevada, Washington, and Georgia as the most likely states to use litigation to stop a new Democratic nominee from replacing Biden on the ballot......
The problem that any potential replacement for Joe Biden would likely run into is that in many states, including in several key states, the deadline for getting on the ballot has already passed, said Zack Smith, a senior legal fellow at Heritage, in a statement to NOTUS. Or in many states, the process for replacing a candidate currently on the ballot just isnt clearly defined because it happens so rarely.
Approximately four months ago, the conservative organization began researching laws in states for replacing nominee in key swing states, according to a report from NOTUS. Staffers for Heritages Oversight Project compiled the report back in April and released it ahead of the debate.
If the Biden family decides that President Biden will not run for re-election, the mechanisms for replacing him on ballots vary by state, reads the memo. There is the potential for pre-election litigation in some states that would make the process difficult and perhaps unsuccessful.
The organizations Oversight Project Executive Director Mike Howell said, in a statement to NOTUS, they would make the process for replacing Biden extraordinarily difficult.
Weve zeroed in on a few states that we think are the best case, Howell told the news outlet without naming the specific states. The memo, however, identifies Nevada, Washington, and Georgia as the most likely states to use litigation to stop a new Democratic nominee from replacing Biden on the ballot......
The problem that any potential replacement for Joe Biden would likely run into is that in many states, including in several key states, the deadline for getting on the ballot has already passed, said Zack Smith, a senior legal fellow at Heritage, in a statement to NOTUS. Or in many states, the process for replacing a candidate currently on the ballot just isnt clearly defined because it happens so rarely.
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Someone has just pointed out that the time has passed to switch candidates [View all]
JohnSJ
Jul 16
OP
If Biden withdrew that would be fine under DNC rules and 33 states that defer to those rules on substitution and
JohnSJ
Jul 16
#5
I think that is true, but I don't think that was the motivation behind the "Biden needs to step down" group.
JohnSJ
Jul 16
#6
Just reading quotes you posted should tell you that you need to do more research.
Ms. Toad
Jul 16
#9