Vice President Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic Party’s nomination for president on Tuesday, party officials said — just over two weeks since she joined the race and less than eight hours after she named a running mate.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who joined the ticket earlier on Tuesday, also accepted the party’s nomination for vice president.
Traditionally, the party’s nominees are formally set at the national convention, where the nominations become official when the individuals deliver their acceptance speeches. But the Democratic National Committee conducted a “virtual roll call” to comply with a since-altered Ohio law that required the nominees be selected by Wednesday.
That law was repealed earlier this summer — but because the new provisions don’t take effect until Sept. 1, some Democrats feared litigation could force their candidates off the ballot. While Harris is not expected to win Ohio’s 17 electoral votes, the party has other races down the ballot it is contesting. They feared a snafu at the top of the ticket would affect a close race for a Senate seat it must hold to have any realistic chance of retaining control of that chamber of Congress.
In a statement, the DNC said 99 percent of convention delegates supported Harris in voting that concluded on Monday. Walz was “certified” as her running mate by Minyon Moore, the chair of this month’s convention, the statement said.
The party still plans to hold a “ceremonial roll call” in Chicago later this month — though, unlike previous years, it will not be binding.
Republicans officially nominated former President Donald Trump for president and Sen. JD Vance of Ohio for vice president at their convention last month in Milwaukee, where each delivered a speech accepting the nomination.
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