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Mike DeWine: “This is an extraordinary situation when we have the…”

Featuring: Mike DeWine, Republican | Governor of Ohio

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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine calls lawmakers into special session to fix Biden ballot debacle

Published | Video Starts at 05:17

Look, I'm the governor of the state of Ohio. I have an obligation to take this action. This is called in the statute an extraordinary action, an extraordinary situation. This is an extraordinary situation when we have the ridiculous situation that we have not taken action to deal with a problem. That is because of the way the Ohio law reads and because of when the Democratic convention is, you know, it has the potential. It's not just the potential. (05:17–05:27)

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Asserts that the current situation is extraordinary due to inaction on the ballot issue.

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