Ohio’s Top Election Official Responds to Criticism Over Biden ‘Ballot Problem’

Ohio’s secretary of state, Frank LaRose, responded to criticism regarding how the state is handling a “ballot problem” that President Joe Biden currently faces. Mr. LaRose, a Republican, was critical of claims from Democrats who blamed him and other Ohio Republicans for what he said was their “failure to get Joe Biden on the ballot in Ohio,” noting that state law mandates that political parties confirm presidential candidates 90 days before the general election in November. The Democratic Party’s nominating convention is scheduled for Aug. 9, or two days after the state’s Aug. 7 deadline. “As Ohio’s chief elections officer, I refuse to bend the rules to benefit a candidate,” Mr. LaRose wrote in an opinion article published exclusively in the Wall Street Journal.  “Critics allege that my decision to uphold the law will deprive Ohio voters of the opportunity to choose their president. Never mind that I didn’t create this problem, nor do I wish for that outcome.”...