As I wrote in a previous piece, “In 2020, the Republican National Convention faced a similar predicament to what the DNC faces now. The RNC hosted their convention a few days after Alabama’s certification deadline. This did not stop Alabama lawmakers from swiftly passing legislation to accommodate the RNC’s schedule, ensuring then-President Donald Trump’s and Vice President Mike Pence’s appearance on the ballot.”

Almost all states allow (or at least used to allow) provisional certification of nominees if their ballot deadlines conflicted with a party’s convention schedule. States like Ohio and Alabama have now changed their stance, and it’s hard to argue it’s in good faith.