ALASKA Democratic House District CAUCUSES

Tuesday 5 February 2008

All precincts within House Districts combine to hold House District-wide Caucuses. State Convention Delegates are chosen therein and are allocated to presidential contenders in proportion to the percentage of the support each candidate receives at the Caucus- a mandatory 15 percent threshold being required for such allocation. (NOTE: it is the State Convention that will pledge National Convention delegates to presidential contenders).

ALASKA DELEGATE SELECTION PLAN FOR THE 2008 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION ISSUED BY THE ALASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTY APRIL 2007

Information from the Alaska Democrats

Here's how we estimate the delegate count (based on the number of state convention delegates (the Vote in our table below) elected at the 5 February Caucuses from a party source. Note that zero national convention delegates are allocated during the Precinct Caucuses - national convention delegates are first elected in May):

1. A candidate must receive 15% or more of the total popular vote to qualify for delegates. Discard votes cast for those candidates who do not qualify. Obama and Clinton have qualified for delegates.
2. Allocate Congressional District delegates from the qualified vote in each district. Allocate Pledged PLEO and At-Large delegates using the state-wide qualified vote.
3. In each jurisdiction (CD and statewide):
1. Total qualified vote = total votes cast for the qualifying candidates in the jurisdiction.
2. Allocation = (delegates for the jurisdiction) × (candidate's popular vote) ÷ (total qualified vote).
3. Assign each candidate the WHOLE NUMBER of delegates.
4. If delegates remain, allocate each of the remaining delegates to those candidates with the LARGEST REMAINDERS.

Unpledged delegates as of
29 January 2008: Clinton: 1
16 February 2008: Clinton: 1, Obama: 1