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Under party rules, automatic delegates shall "legally reside in their respective state and ... shall be recognized as part of their state's delegation" (Rule 9.E). [7] For example, in the 2008 convention, former Maine Governor Kenneth M. Curtis was a superdelegate (by virtue of his position as a past DNC chair), but because he had moved to Florida in 2006, he was counted as part of the Florida ...
This list tracks the presumed support (based on endorsements) for given United States presidential candidates among the 775 unpledged delegates (commonly known as superdelegates, and referred to in the 2020 election cycle as "automatic delegates" [1]) who were eligible to cast a vote at the 2020 Democratic National Convention, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Superdelegates, on the other hand, can change their vote purely of their own volition. With the exception of the eight DNC members from the Democrats Abroad, who each receive a half-vote, all superdelegates are entitled to one vote (including when a sitting official or distinguished party leader is also a DNC member). Throughout this list ...
They're really important people in the Democratic nominating process, but how does the party figure out who gets to be one?
While all delegates will receive ballots, votes cast by superdelegates – roughly 750 senior Democrats who serve as delegates by virtue of their position – will be counted on the first ballot ...
The Democratic National Committee voted Saturday to significantly curtail the power of superdelegates.
Democrats Abroad superdelegates count for ½ vote. Barack Obama is endorsed by five Democrats Abroad superdelegates giving 2.5 votes, Hillary Clinton is endorsed by three giving 1.5 votes. "Unassigned" includes vacant PLEO delegates as well as Add-on delegates that have not yet been assigned.
The superdelegates consisted of DNC members, Democratic Congress members and Governors, and other prominent Democrats. [ 12 ] The pledged delegates were allocated among the states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico , according to two main criteria: 1) proportion of votes each state gave the candidate in the last three presidential ...