| The Green Papers 2008 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions |
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Maine Democrat Presidential Nominating Process Municipal Caucuses: Sunday 10 February 20081 State Convention.: Saturday 31 May 2008 |
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Delegate Selection: Caucus/Convention Voter Eligibility: Closed Caucus 32 total delegate votes - 16 district / 5 at large; 3 Pledged PLEOs; 7 Unpledged PLEOs; 1 Unpledged add-on |
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The Maine Democratic Party reports 43,866 total attendees in their caucuses. Here is how we estimate the delegate count (Based on complete 10 February 2008 Municipal Caucus results obtain from a party source on 15 April 2008. Note that no National Convention delegates are allocated until the Saturday 31 May 2008 State Convention.):
Information from a Party source: Maine Democratic Party's Caucus Homepage Maine Democratic Party, 10 February 2007: "Exactly 1 year from today, on February 10th, 2008, Maine Democrats will caucus to choose our preference to become the next President of the United States. The 2008 Presidential Preference Caucus will be open to registered Maine Democrats; those who are not enrolled in any party will be allowed to register as a Democrat at the location in order participate in the caucus." Reference: Maine Delegate Selection Plan Unpledged delegates as of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Saturday 31 May 2008: State Convention. 24 of 32 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are allocated to presidential contenders based on the presidential preference of the delegates in attendance at the State Convention. A mandatory 15 percent threshold is required in order for a presidential contender to be allocated National Convention delegates at either the congressional district or statewide level.
The remaining 8 National Convention delegates consist of
These 8 delegates and will go to the Democratic National Convention officially "Unpledged". |
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1 Democratic Party's "First Determining Step" of the delegate selection process. |
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