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In reply to the discussion: Top Conservative Think Tank Vows to Make it 'Extraordinarily Difficult' for Dems to Replace Biden By Filing... Lawsuits" [View all]LetMyPeopleVote
(183,461 posts)6. Democrats Might Not Be Able to Replace Joe Biden on Ballot in These States
The Democrats may be out of luck in Nevada, Georgia and Wisconsin if the idiots succeed in getting President Biden replaced.
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Conservatives are planning to mount a major legal challenge if Democrats seek to replace Joe Biden as their presidential nominee.
The Heritage Foundation, one of America's largest conservative groups, is already getting challenges ready in battleground states should Joe Biden agree to step aside. It views swing states Wisconsin, Georgia and Nevada as likely arenas for legal challenges, given the complexity of switching presidential candidates in those states......
The foundation has already identified multiple states in which a switch away from Biden before or after the nomination could mean serious trouble for the Democratic Party.
The Heritage Foundation's Oversight Project said in a separate statement that the mechanisms for replacing Biden vary by state. "There is the potential for pre-election litigation in some states that would make the process difficult and perhaps unsuccessful," it said.....
According to the Heritage Foundation's research, Georgia, Wisconsin and Nevada may prove particularly difficult for Democrats.
It said that only death can remove a candidate's name from a Wisconsin ballot, while Nevada's deadline for changing candidates ended at 5 p.m. on the fourth Friday of June - in this case, June 28, 2024.
It also allows special consideration beyond that deadline if the candidate is mentally incapacitated - a potential legal minefield that could consume months of legal argument.
Georgia allows candidates to withdraw up to 60 days before an election. If Biden withdrew after that date, which would be in early September, his name would remain on the ballot, but votes for him wouldn't count.
The Heritage Foundation states that some other states have no procedures to guide the replacement process, which would also open up huge areas of potential litigation by Republicans.
The Heritage Foundation, one of America's largest conservative groups, is already getting challenges ready in battleground states should Joe Biden agree to step aside. It views swing states Wisconsin, Georgia and Nevada as likely arenas for legal challenges, given the complexity of switching presidential candidates in those states......
The foundation has already identified multiple states in which a switch away from Biden before or after the nomination could mean serious trouble for the Democratic Party.
The Heritage Foundation's Oversight Project said in a separate statement that the mechanisms for replacing Biden vary by state. "There is the potential for pre-election litigation in some states that would make the process difficult and perhaps unsuccessful," it said.....
According to the Heritage Foundation's research, Georgia, Wisconsin and Nevada may prove particularly difficult for Democrats.
It said that only death can remove a candidate's name from a Wisconsin ballot, while Nevada's deadline for changing candidates ended at 5 p.m. on the fourth Friday of June - in this case, June 28, 2024.
It also allows special consideration beyond that deadline if the candidate is mentally incapacitated - a potential legal minefield that could consume months of legal argument.
Georgia allows candidates to withdraw up to 60 days before an election. If Biden withdrew after that date, which would be in early September, his name would remain on the ballot, but votes for him wouldn't count.
The Heritage Foundation states that some other states have no procedures to guide the replacement process, which would also open up huge areas of potential litigation by Republicans.
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Top Conservative Think Tank Vows to Make it 'Extraordinarily Difficult' for Dems to Replace Biden By Filing... Lawsuits" [View all]
LetMyPeopleVote
Jul 2024
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they obviously don't think they can win on the issues. got to keep Dems/abortion off the ballot
BlueWaveNeverEnd
Jul 2024
#1
Democrats Might Not Be Able to Replace Joe Biden on Ballot in These States
LetMyPeopleVote
Jul 2024
#6
Abbott will write an executive order demanding the use of the word "Elector" in place of a name.
LeftInTX
Jul 2024
#7
But I thought Biden had "weathered the storm" and the GOP and "corporate media"
Azathoth
Jul 2024
#9
The nominee coming out of the convention will be on every ballot in the country
Zeitghost
Jul 2024
#22
Exactly, Ohio had the furthest up deadline, but even they switched their deadline to August 31 after DeWine called
Celerity
Jul 2024
#34
In every other race, we vote for the candidate. President is the only race where we vote for the "elector"
LeftInTX
Jul 2024
#48
So I flick on the tv for a moment and there's Michael Moore, concerned about Biden's incapacity...
Hekate
Jul 2024
#20
I'm pretty sure none of the deadlines have passed for the major parties to name their candidates.
Ms. Toad
Jul 2024
#37
The lawyers representing the GOP and the Heritage Foundation disagree with your claim
LetMyPeopleVote
Jul 2024
#57
The topic of this thread was the Heritage Foundation planned litigation if President Biden is replaced as the nominee
LetMyPeopleVote
Jul 2024
#59
Well, that is extremely premature. You can't replace someone who has not yet been named.
Ms. Toad
Jul 2024
#60
Just like the midterms...they declared a red wave, we all know how that turned out.
PortTack
Jul 2024
#38
Won't the Biden nomination at the Democratic Convention in Chicago prevent state ballot court battles?
ancianita
Jul 2024
#39
What's conveniently missing from every elected official's statement calling for Biden to dropout.
LetMyPeopleVote
Jul 2024
#47
MAGAs Have a Plan Ready to Keep Any Replacement Off Ballots in November
LetMyPeopleVote
Jul 2024
#54