Why sample ballots in South Carolina didn't list Joe Biden as a presidential candidate

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South Carolina Democratic Party Chairman Trav Robertson said his party had until Sept. 8 to certify Biden and Harris as its presidential ticket. He was livid that state election officials made sample ballots before that deadline.

of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris until reporters started asking questions Thursday.

By Thursday afternoon, the South Carolina Democratic Party officially certified Biden and Harris as its presidential ticket. A short time later, their names appeared on the state Election Commission's online sample ballot along with the Republican presidential ticket of Donald Trump and Mike Pence and the presidential candidates for the Alliance, Green and Libertarian parties.

"The state election commissioners ought to be fired for this," he said."This is complete malfeasance." Chris Whitmire, a spokesperson for the state Election Commission, said in an email that sample ballots are prepared up to 100 days before an election to meet requirements for military and overseas citizens who may be voting a blank federal write-in absentee ballot, also known as FWAB. He said sample ballots are updated as candidates are certified.

 

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Why.would you wait until the.last fucking minute?

At least this time it's only a sample ballot. Just wait until the GQP pulls stuff like this with the real things.

Oh WHAT in the HELL.

Why hadn't they already been certified?

Vote for this wierd creep

commedable

Those samples need to be destroyed before they’re “accidentally” distributed.

Did they send them out? If they were sent out without ALL candidates included then that is ILLEGAL!

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