A temporary fix allowing President Joe Biden to appear on this fall’s ballot has cleared the Ohio House, along with a ban on foreign nationals contributing to state ballot campaigns that representatives said was demanded in exchange by the Ohio Senate.
FILE - President Joe Biden speaks on April 12, 2024, in Washington. A temporary fix allowing President Biden to appear on this fall's ballot cleared the Ohio House during a rare special session Thursday, May 30, along with a ban on foreign nationals contributing to state ballot campaigns that representatives said was demanded in exchange by the Ohio Senate. The special session was ostensibly called to address the fact that Ohio’s deadline for making the November ballot falls on Aug.
State Rep. Bill Seitz, a Republican attorney from Cincinnati who spearheaded House negotiations on the compromise, said the amended House bill offered Thursday was significantly pared down from a version against which voting rights advocates pushed back Wednesday. However, Seitz voted against a successful floor amendment brought by state Rep. Brian Stewart, a fellow Republican, that broadened the definition of “foreign nationals” in the bill to include lawful permanent residents of the U.S., also known as green card holders. Stewart said the change would close “a glaring loophole” in the bill.
House Democratic Leader Allison Russo, whose caucus helped force a vote on the amendment, said the addition could provide an opening for litigation. “It certainly puts the law in conflict now with federal law,” she said.
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