“Kamala Harris can't run for president in the US, she's out of time.” This is what many online articles claim. In reality, if nominated by the Democratic Party, the current vice president will be able to regularly run for a term in the White House. The deadline has been extended and other measures have been taken to facilitate the application. So let's take a closer look at why the complaints are false.
For those in a hurry:
- Kamala Harris is said to be unable to run in the US elections because she is running out of time.
- The question concerned a boundary of certain states, and the date of the Democratic convention, set beyond the boundary.
- The issue was resolved by a nominating vote to be held before the convention and by legislation to advance term limits.
Analyzes
Let's see the screenshot of one of the messages submitted for verification. The description reads as follows:
WE WANT TO NOTE TO ALL ENTHUSIASTIC SUPPORTERS OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY (in the US this time: the Italian one doesn't even exist anymore) AND OF DIFFERENTLY WHITE WOMEN POSSIBLE FIRST PRESIDENTS that in AT LEAST 2 STATES (2 of course: then we could reach 5) HARRIS CANNOT ANYMORE DEMAND EXCEEDED LIMITS
Trump's victory is therefore even more certain.
But let's continue with the comedy that it's summer and we have to spend our days
Other articles report similar theories:
I WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT HARRIS IS NO LONGER ABLE TO APPLY IN SEVERAL STATES DUE TO MISSED DEADLINES.
The story of the delay in two states
The messages claim that Kamala Harris cannot be a candidate due to the rules of some US states in which the candidate for the White House must be indicated before August 7, 2024. The best known case is that of Ohio. This date conflicts with the Democratic Party convention – when the candidacy will be made official – which will not be held until August 19. However, there are two reasons why, in reality, Kamala Harris will probably be able to run without any problem.
The other state under consideration is Alabama, as reported in a Washington Post article (April 11, 2024). At stake was not Kamala Harris' presidential candidacy, but Joe Biden's.
The announcement in Alabama
On the evening of July 22, 2024, as reported ABC 33 40 News And Alabama political reporterDemocratic Party delegates have chosen Kamala Harris as the party's presidential candidate.
Ohio extends deadline to submit presidential candidate
The first is that Ohio has already changed the rule. As previously reported, the problem has also affected Joe Biden's candidacy. For this reason, already last May, the easternmost state in the Midwest passed a law that allows the candidate to be presented before September 1, as reported by the Columbus Expedition July 21, 2024. September 1 is also the day the law officially goes into effect, leaving a gap between the last three weeks of August.
Kamala Harris's online voting proposal for early August
This void should not give rise to misunderstandings, given that the Democratic Party has already decided that the nomination of the presidential candidate – who, with a very high probability, will invest Kamala Harris, in light not only of the consensus enjoyed by the current vice president, but also of the fact that there is a concrete possibility that she will be the only candidate – will not happen during the convention, but in an online vote that could take place as early as August 1, and in any case no later than the 7th, as reported by the New York Times And Axios. For this reason, the feared delays for the position have already disappeared and will not jeopardize Harris' possible candidacy for the White House.
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose (R) weighed in on online voting, providing a response from his official Democratic website: “The Ohio General Assembly has made an exception to the ballot access deadline for the 2024 presidential election by passing legislation signed by the Governor temporarily extending it to September 1, 2024.” Finally: “As long as you certify your presidential and vice presidential nominees’ nominations to my office by September 1, 2024, I assure you that they will appear on the Ohio ballot for the November general election.”
Conclusions
It is claimed that Kamala Harris has run out of time to run in some US states. Although this risk has been present since Biden's candidacy, the concern has been eased thanks to a new law and an early vote for her potential nomination.
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