Megan Lebowitz is a politics reporter for NBC News.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Thursday called a special session for the state's Legislature to get President Joe Biden on the ballot this November, saying his patience has 'run out' with his fellow Republicans who appear less than inclined to offer a legislative fix for a timing problem with the Democratic convention. “The legislature had session yesterday and again failed to take any action. This is simply unacceptable,” DeWine said in remarks to the press.
The late date of this year's Democratic convention, at which Democrats are set to certify Biden as their nominee, comes after Ohio's statutory deadline to certify presidential candidates for its November ballot. In the past, such issues have been handled with quick legislative fixes, but a number of Republican legislators have balked this year. The special session will start on Tuesday.
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