The Democratic National Committee will certify Joe Biden’s presidential nomination through a virtual roll call to secure his place on the ballot in Ohio, where state law conflicts with the date of the party’s customary convention. Ohio law requires political parties to certify their presidential candidate at least 90 days before the general election, which puts the deadline on August 7, nearly two weeks before the Democratic convention in Chicago on August 19. “Through a virtual roll call, we will ensure that Republicans can’t chip away at our democracy through incompetence or partisan tricks …