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

‘I didn’t create this problem, nor do I wish for that outcome,’ Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose said.

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose in Columbus, Ohio, on Nov. 6, 2018. Justin Merriman/Getty Images

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.