OHIO — We’re just six months away from the presidential election that will feature a rematch between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. 

But it’s still not set in stone that Biden’s name will appear on ballots here in Ohio. That’s because he won’t receive his democratic nomination until nearly two weeks after the state’s current deadline.

What You Need To Know

  • Lawmakers proposed a bill to change the presidential candidate ballot deadline for November  

  • If passed, it would change the deadline from 90 days before the election to 74 days 

  • The bill is expected to be voted on Wednesday 

Thursday is the day by which lawmakers need to pass a bill in order to open up the opportunity to get President Biden on this year’s ballot. And it appears lawmakers from both parties are poised to meet that deadline. A new proposal would give Democrats until Aug. 23 to nominate Biden.

That’s the day after their national convention is scheduled to wrap up. The change is being added to a bill that’s expected to be voted on by both chambers on Wednesday.

“I think this is common sense fixes an issue for both parties and issue that we've had to fix in the past,” said House Minority Leader Allison Russo, D-Upper Arlington. “And, so I'm optimistic, but, you know, we'll see what happens to our on the floor.”

“This really takes care of it,” said House Speaker Jason Stephens, R-Kitts Hill. “An easy way. Everybody can read it. I think it's a seven-page bill. So we wanted to do it in a way that was, very clean, very, straightforward.”

If for some reason it doesn’t pass, some lawmakers said they have a back-up plan to ensure Biden makes it on the ballot. There’s also a provision in the bill to help avoid situations like this in future years.