Guam Democratic Delegation 2008

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2008 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions

Guam Democrat
Presidential Nominating Process
Territorial Caucus (Party run primary): Saturday 3 May 2008¹

Candidate	Popular Vote	Delegate Votes
Candidate	Popular Vote	Hard Total	Floor Vote
Obama, Barack Hussein	`2,264 50.08%`	`2.0 22.22%`	`4.0 44.44%`
Clinton, Hillary Rodham	`2,257 49.92%`	`2.0 22.22%`	`3.0 33.33%`
Uncommitted		`5.0 55.56%`
(not voting)			`2.0 22.22%`
Total	`4,521 100.00%`	`9.0 100.00%`	`9.0 100.00%`

Delegate Selection: Proportional Primary,
Polling hours 10:00a GUST (0000 UTC) to 8:00p GUST (1000 UTC).
Voter Eligibility: Closed Caucus
Voter Participation: Party members

9 total delegate votes - 4 at large; 5 Unpledged PLEOs

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3 May 2008: DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF GUAM OFFICIAL BALLOT - DELEGATES

2 May 2008 media article: Democratic battle shifts to Pacific at weekend
2 May 2008 media article: Local Democrats excited about caucus
3 May 2008 media article: Local race affects nomination: Chair, vice chair will be superdelegates
3 May 2008 voting results from a media source.
Coverage from KUAM.com and Pacific News Center.
3 May 2008 Results Recount: The Democrat Party will review the large number (reports state about 400 to 500) of "spoiled ballots" to ensure that all the uncounted ballots were properly identified as "spoiled". Reports state that party and representatives from both campaigns will meet Monday or Tuesday.
5 May 2008: Joe Cameron challenges Guam Caucus, demands recount
5 May 2008: Guam Caucus Results Could Be Certified By Thursday
6 May 2008: CAMPAIGN DIRECTORS SATISFIED WITH ELECTION
8 May 2008: Cameron withdraws protest, caucus results certified

Here is how we ESTIMATE the delegate count from the 3 May 2008 Territorial Convention (Party run primary) as compiled from unofficial sources with 100% of the precincts reporting as of 8:00AM Sunday 4 May 2008 Guam time:

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.
Allocate Congressional District delegates from the qualified vote in each district. Allocate Pledged PLEO and At-Large delegates using the state-wide qualified vote.
In each jurisdiction (CD and statewide):

Total qualified vote = total votes cast for the qualifying candidates in the jurisdiction.
Allocation = (delegates for the jurisdiction) � (candidate's popular vote) � (total qualified vote).
Assign each candidate the WHOLE NUMBER of delegates.
If delegates remain, allocate each of the remaining delegates to those candidates with the LARGEST REMAINDERS.

Note that each of the 8 delegates casts one half vote at the convention for a total of 4 delegate votes.

Saturday 3 May 2008 Territorial Convention
Party run primary
Contest				Obama			Clinton
�	Pop Vote	Qual Vote	Del	Pop Vote	Alloc	Del	Pop Vote	Alloc	Del
District	4,521	4,521	0	2,264	0.000	�	2,257	0.000	�
At-Large	4,521	4,521	4	2,264	2.003	2	2,257	1.997	2
PLEO	4,521	4,521	0	2,264	0.000	�	2,257	0.000	�
Delegates	�	�	4	�	�	2	�	�	2

Unpledged delegates as of
19 April 2008: Clinton: 1
4 May 2008: Clinton: 1, Obama: 1
20 May 2008: Clinton 1, Obama: 2
22 May 2008: Clinton 2, Obama: 2
28 May 2008: Clinton 2, Obama: 3

Having moved their first determining step from Stage II in 2004 (Saturday 24 April 2004 ) to Stage III in 2008 (Saturday 3 May 2008), Guam receives a 30% Bonus in at-large delegate votes (+1 at-large). Total delegate votes changes from 8 to 9.

Saturday 3 May 2008: A Territorial Caucus meets to choose 8 of Guam's 13 delegates to the Democratic National Convention (together representing 4 of Guam's 9 delegate votes at the National Convention). Guam's caucus is conducted like a party-run primary where voters cast secret ballots in their respective precincts. Polls open at 10 a.m and close at 8 p.m. local time (UTC+10 hours). A mandatory 15 percent threshold is required in order for a presidential contender to be allocated National Convention delegates.

These 8 at-large delegates to the National Convention are allocated to the presidential contenders in a way which reflects the percentage of support for the candidates at the Territorial Caucus.
Each of these 8 pledged delegates will only cast ½ (or 0.5) of a vote on the floor of the Democratic National Convention.

The village of Inarajan is celebrating the Feast of St. Joseph on 3 May. They cast their ballots on 26 April.

The remaining 5 delegates (representing Guam's remaining 5 delegate votes) are Unpledged PLEOs who will go to the Democratic National Convention officially "Unpledged".

This territory's Democratic Member of Congress (Territorial Delegate Madeleine Z. Bordallo) (=a non-voting Delegate in the House of Representatives); the territorial Delegate is an "Unpledged PLEO" and casts 1 delegate vote.
This territory's 4 Democratic National Committee members: each of these territorial DNC members casts 1 vote apiece for a total of 4 delegate votes.

Delegation to the National Convention

Guam Delegation (as posted by http://www.demconvention.com/, 5 August 2008)

Role	(unknown)	Clinton	Obama	(total)
Pledged District	0	0	0	0
Pledged PLEO	0	0	0	0
Pledged At-Large	0	4	4	8
Total Pledged	0	4	4	8
Alternate Pledged District	0	0	0	0
Alternate Pledged PLEO	0	0	0	0
Alternate Pledged At-Large	1	1	0	2
Total Alternates	1	1	0	2
Unpledged				5
Credentials Committee				1
Platform Committee				1
Rules Committee				1
Pages				1

Role(s)	Preference	Name	Residence
Pledged At-Large	Obama	Pacita C. Aguon	Hagatna, GU
Pledged At-Large	Obama	Theresa C. Arriola	Barrigada, GU
Pledged At-Large	Clinton	Arlene P. Bordallo	Hagatna, GU
Pledged At-Large	Clinton	Chris M. Duenas	Tamuning, GU
Pledged At-Large	Clinton	Isabel D. Lujan	Barrigada, GU
Pledged At-Large	Obama	Chelsa Muna-Brecht	Tamuning, GU
Pledged At-Large	Obama	Derrick M. Quinata	Talofofo, GU
Pledged At-Large	Clinton	Dennis G. Rodriguez, Jr.	Harmon, GU
Alternate Pledged At-Large	(unknown)	Hon. Benjamin "BJ" Cruz	Piti, GU
Alternate Pledged At-Large	Clinton	Thomas J. Fisher	Hagatna, GU
Unpledged Delegation Chair		Hon. Pilar C. Lujan	Hagatna, GU
Unpledged Delegation Vice Chair		Hon. Jaime D. Paulino	Inarajan, GU
Unpledged Congressman		Hon. Madeleine Z. Bordallo	Hagatna, GU
Unpledged DNC Member		Hon. Hon. Vicente C. "Ben" Pangelinan	Barrigada, GU
Unpledged DNC Member		Taling M. Taitano	Barrigada, GU
Credentials Committee	Obama	Mitchell Thompson	Sinajana, GU
Platform Committee	Obama	John C. Terlaje	Hagatna, GU
Rules Committee	Clinton	Rena K. Borja	Mongmong, GU
Page		Derick B. Hills	Agat, GU

¹ Democratic Party's "First Determining Step" of the delegate selection process.