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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 ...
By the end of Super Tuesday, a big bulk of delegates to either or both the Democratic National Convention and the Republican National Convention can be won.
Super Delegates aren't pledged to a particular candidate, and can vote for who they please. [23] Any registered Democrat may run to be a delegate, and wins are based on congressional votes. [ 23 ] Once Democrats choose their delegates, they distribute delegates to each candidate evenly, according to the number of congressional district votes ...
This is a list of Democratic party unpledged delegates, also known as superdelegates or automatic delegates, [1] who voted in the 2008 Democratic National Convention, the culmination of the party's presidential nominating process that began with the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries and caucuses.
Here’s what you need to know about delegates, primaries and the calendar of events in the race to secure the GOP presidential nomination.
They're really important people in the Democratic nominating process, but how does the party figure out who gets to be one?
A delegate is a person selected to represent a group of people in some political assembly of the United States. There are various types of delegates elected to different political bodies. In the United States Congress delegates are elected to represent the interests of a United States territory and its citizens or nationals. In addition ...
Once all of the delegates from Super Tuesday and the previous contests are allocated, more than 47% of the delegates will have been awarded. And after the four contests March 12, more than 50% of ...