The Green Papers 2008 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions |
Michigan Democrat Presidential Nominating Process Primary: Tuesday 15 January 20081 District Conventions: Saturday 19 April 2008 State Central Committee: Saturday 14 June 2008 |
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Delegate Selection: Proportional Primary, Polling hours 7:00a EST (1200 UTC) / 7:00a CST (1300 UTC) to 8:00p EST (0100 UTC) / 8:00p CST (0200 UTC). Relatively small portions of this state are in CST and so the vast majority of the polls are closed by the time indicated EST, when the networks feel they can project. Voter Eligibility: Open Primary 157 total delegate votes - 83 district / 28 at large; 17 Pledged PLEOs; 27 Unpledged PLEOs; 2 Unpledged add-ons |
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Sunday 24 August 2008: The Democratic National Convention's Credentials Committee has, at the request of Senator Barack Obama, voted to restore full voting strength to the delegates from Michigan and Florida, bringing the primary dispute to closure. The panel approved the full seating of Michigan and Florida with no debate or opposing votes.
Sunday 3 August 2008: Reports state that Democratic nominee apparent Senator Barack Obama has asked the Democratic National Convention's Credentials Committee to restore Florida and Michigan to a "full vote" when it meets on 24 August. Saturday 31 May 2008: Rules and Bylaws Committee Meeting The main item of business on the Committee's agenda will be the consideration of two pending challenges regarding the seating of the Florida and Michigan Delegations. The Committee will hear proposals from Michigan State University Trustee Joel Ferguson and Florida party official Jon Ausman. A motion to restore the Michigan Delegation to 50% of the state's pledged delegate votes and 50% of their unpledged delegate votes (with a pledged delegate distribution of Clinton 34.5, Obama 29.5) was made. The Committee approved the motion with a vote of 19 in favor, 8 opposed, 0 abstentions. Commentary Friday 30 May 2008 The seating of these delegations is discussed in our commentary series "THEATRE OF THE POLITICALLY ABSURD ... The Relationship between State Law and Party Rules and the 'Punishing' of the former where violative of the latter" by Richard E. Berg-Andersson TheGreenPapers.com Staff
"Vox Populi" ('Letters to the Editor' on this website) in response to the above pieces were those dated On 7 May 2008, the Michigan Democratic Executive Committee voted to ask the DNC's Rules and Bylaws Committee to approve a Clinton 69, Obama 59 pledged delegate split and seat the full Michigan Delegation at the National Convention. The Rules Committee meets 31 May. Reports state that the math splits the difference between the 73 delegates Clinton won in the 15 January primary and the 64-64 split the Obama campaign wanted. It also gives a Clinton 54% to Obama 46% delegate split. PA split their popular vote Clinton 55%, Obama 45% on 22 April 2008; OH split the vote Clinton 54%, Obama 44% on 4 March 2008; and NJ split the vote Clinton 55%, Obama 44% on 5 February 2008. Assuming no sanctions, the pledged delegate split from the Tuesday 15 January 2008 primary is Clinton 73, Uncommitted 55. The Michigan Democrats also voted to move their State Central Committee meeting from 17 May to 14 June. The party plans to elect 28 At-Large, 17 Pledged PLEO, and 2 Unpledged "add-ons"s at that meeting. 83 pledged district delegates were elected last month at the 19 April 2008 District Conventions.
20 April 2008 Media Article: Michigan Democrats pick delegates The 12 December 2007 Voter Guide published by the Democratic Party states: "A vote for "uncommitted" is a vote to send delegates to the Democratic National Convention who are not committed or pledged to any candidate. Those delegates can vote for any candidate they choose at the Convention. Supporters of Joe Biden, John Edwards, Barack Obama and Bill Richardson are urged to vote "uncommitted" instead of writing in their candidates’ names because write-in votes for those candidates will not be counted. Voter Guide for 1/15/08 Primary Certified returns of the 15 January 2008 primary from an official source. Here's how we compute the delegate count assuming that the full delegation is seated (based on certified returns of the 15 January 2008 primary from an official source):
Unpledged delegates as of 36 Unpledged District Level delegate breakout as of
Source http://demconwatch.blogspot.com/ |
On 1 December 2007, the DNC has determined that the date of Michigan's 15 January 2008 primary violates party rules and has decided to strip the state of its delegation. The determination was made official on 5 January 2008. Michigan had 128 pledged delegate votes (83 district, 28 at-large, and 17 PLEO) and 29 unpledged delegate votes (18 unpledged DNC members, 1 Governor, 2 Democratic U.S. Senators, 6 Democratic U.S. House Members, and 2 add-ons). Total delegate votes changed from 157 to 0. TheGreenPapers.com will be tracking delegate counts as both "Soft" (here assuming that relevant delegations will remain sanctioned into the respective National Conventions [that is: with no delegates to be seated at the Democratic National Convention]) and as "Alternative" (here assuming that the full delegation of an affected jurisdiction- as originally allocated before being sanctioned- is eventually to be seated [that is, at some point before the Conventions, sanctions will be lifted]) from now until the Democratic National Convention convenes or until no delegation is any longer sanctioned, if this should occur prior to the Conventions. On Saturday 31 May 2008 a motion to restore the Michigan Delegation to 50% of the state's pledged delegate votes and 50% of their unpledged delegate votes (with a pledged delegate distribution of Clinton 34.5, Obama 29.5) was made. The Committee approved the motion with 19 in favor, 8 opposed, 0 abstentions. We have not updated the verbiage below to reflect the change. Tuesday 15 January 2008: 128 (pre-penalty 128) of 157 (pre-penalty 156) delegates to the Democratic National Convention are allocated to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's Presidential Primary. 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.
Participation in Michigan’s delegate selection process is open to all voters who wish to participate as Democrats. Voters will declare that they are participating as Democrats before they receive their ballots. |
On 21 March 2008 the Michigan Democratic Party Executive Committee decided to postpone the District Conventions until 19 April 2008. Media: [Michigan] Dems State Democratic Party postpones district conventions. Saturday 19 April 2008: District Conventions. District-level delegates and alternates are elected according to the results of the Tuesday 15 January 2008 Presidential Primary. |
Delegation to the National Convention |
Michigan Delegation (as posted by http://www.demconvention.com/, 18 July 2008)
Role | Clinton | Obama | (total) |
Pledged District | 47 | 36 | 83 |
Pledged PLEO | 8 | 9 | 17 |
Pledged At-Large | 14 | 14 | 28 |
Total Pledged | 69 | 59 | 128 |
Alternate Pledged District | 13 | 2 | 15 |
Alternate Pledged PLEO | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Alternate Pledged At-Large | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Total Alternates | 16 | 5 | 21 |
Unpledged | 29 | ||
Credentials Committee | 6 | ||
Platform Committee | 6 | ||
Rules Committee | 6 | ||
Pages | 0 |
Role(s) | Preference | Name | Residence |
Pledged District 1 | Obama | Miles Baker | Marquette, MI |
Pledged District 1 | Clinton | Thomas L. Baldini | Marquette, MI |
Pledged District 1 | Obama | Abby B. Dart | Harbor Springs, MI |
Pledged District 1 | Clinton | Bonnie J. Lauria | Westbranch, MI |
Pledged District 1 | Clinton | Susan S. Tollefson | Marquette, MI |
Pledged District 2 | Clinton | John J. De Wolf | Montague, MI |
Pledged District 2 | Clinton | Marcia H. Hovey-Wright | Muskegon, MI |
Pledged District 2 | Clinton | Donald G. Oetman | Allegan, MI |
Pledged District 2 | Obama | Rillastine R. Wilkins | Muskegon Heights, MI |
Pledged District 2 | Obama | Joseph Zainea | Holland, MI |
Pledged District 3 | Obama | Alice M. Corey | Ionia, MI |
Pledged District 3 | Clinton | Michael J. Hodge | Delton, MI |
Pledged District 3 | Clinton | Lupe Ramos-Montigny | Grand Rapids, MI |
Pledged District 3 | Obama | Armand M. Robinson | Grand Rapids, MI |
Pledged District 3 | Clinton | Margaret A. Simmons | Grand Rapids, MI |
Pledged District 4 | Obama | Mary K. Bacon | Midland, MI |
Pledged District 4 | Obama | Robert B. Ciaffone | Saginaw, MI |
Pledged District 4 | Clinton | Hon. Robert L. Donoghue | Midland, MI |
Pledged District 4 | Clinton | Diana L. Ketola | Traverse City, MI |
Pledged District 4 | Clinton | Duane E. Zuckschwerdt | Corunna, MI |
Pledged District 5 | Clinton | Michael J. Behm | Grand Blanc, MI |
Pledged District 5 | Obama | Floyd E. Clack | Flint, MI |
Pledged District 5 | Clinton | Ronald Duncan | Flint, MI |
Pledged District 5 | Obama | Geraldean D. Hall | Flint, MI |
Pledged District 5 | Clinton | Rosa Holliday | Bay City, MI |
Pledged District 5 | Clinton | Vickie S. Price | Flint, MI |
Pledged District 6 | Clinton | Nancy H. Crowell | Kalamazoo, MI |
Pledged District 6 | Obama | Mark E. Miller | Kalamazoo, MI |
Pledged District 6 | Clinton | Marcus Robinson | Benton Harbor, MI |
Pledged District 6 | Obama | Hon. Marletta B. Seats | Benton Harbor, MI |
Pledged District 6 | Clinton | Mamie L. Yarbrough | Benton Harbor, MI |
Pledged District 7 | Clinton | Joan G. Bowman | Grand Ledge, MI |
Pledged District 7 | Clinton | R. Kent Brown | Chelsea, MI |
Pledged District 7 | Clinton | Hon. Glenn H. Freeman, III | Lansing, MI |
Pledged District 7 | Obama | Frances G. Sibley | Brooklyn, MI |
Pledged District 7 | Obama | Leonard E. Smigielski | Jackson, MI |
Pledged District 8 | Clinton | Hon. Virgil P. Bernero | Lansing, MI |
Pledged District 8 | Clinton | Chong-Anna R. Canfora | Lansing, MI |
Pledged District 8 | Obama | Irene Mc Donnell-Cahill | Howell, MI |
Pledged District 8 | Clinton | Phillip W. Reid | Clarkston, MI |
Pledged District 8 | Obama | Griffin H. Rivers, Jr. | Lansing, MI |
Pledged District 8 | Clinton | Anna F. Strong | Lansing, MI |
Pledged District 9 | Clinton | Hon. James J. Blanchard | Beverly Hills, MI |
Pledged District 9 | Clinton | John M. Hamilton | Bloomfield Hills, MI |
Pledged District 9 | Clinton | Zina Kramer | Bloomfield Hills, MI |
Pledged District 9 | Obama | Catherine M. Martin | Franklin, MI |
Pledged District 9 | Obama | Doris P. Toney | Troy, MI |
Pledged District 9 | Obama | Hon. Aldo Vagnozzi | Farmington Hills, MI |
Pledged District 10 | Clinton | Nancy Falcone Sullivan | Washington Township, MI |
Pledged District 10 | Obama | Rose Marie Fessler | Sterling Heights, MI |
Pledged District 10 | Obama | Kenneth J. Pechette | Port Austin, MI |
Pledged District 10 | Clinton | Elisabeth Sierawski | Sterling Heights, MI |
Pledged District 10 | Clinton | Henry J. Yanez | Sterling Heights, MI |
Pledged District 11 | Clinton | David A. Curson | Belleville, MI |
Pledged District 11 | Clinton | Brandon Hynes | Canton, MI |
Pledged District 11 | Clinton | Carole S. Larkin | Garden City, MI |
Pledged District 11 | Obama | Marian L. Novak | Northville, MI |
Pledged District 11 | Obama | Michael Siegrist | Canton, MI |
Pledged District 12 | Clinton | Lisa R. Canada | Ferndale, MI |
Pledged District 12 | Obama | Rory L. Gamble | Lathrup Village, MI |
Pledged District 12 | Clinton | David B. Hecker | Detroit, MI |
Pledged District 12 | Obama | Jennifer Miller | Mount Clemens, MI |
Pledged District 12 | Obama | Nancy L. Quarles | Southfield, MI |
Pledged District 12 | Clinton | Douglas I. Skrzyniarz | Sterling Heights, MI |
Pledged District 13 | Obama | John Henry Davis, Jr. | Detroit, MI |
Pledged District 13 | Obama | Hon. Timothy P. Killeen | Detroit, MI |
Pledged District 13 | Clinton | Jesse B. Long-Bey | Detroit, MI |
Pledged District 13 | Clinton | Eula M. Murray | Detroit, MI |
Pledged District 13 | Obama | Cecilia Walker | Detroit, MI |
Pledged District 13 | Clinton | Hon. Jewel C. Ware | Detroit, MI |
Pledged District 14 | Clinton | Albert Garrett | Detroit, MI |
Pledged District 14 | Obama | Daniel M. Geb | Allen Park, MI |
Pledged District 14 | Obama | Elizabeth Jackson | Detroit, MI |
Pledged District 14 | Obama | Hon. Martha G. Scott | Highland Park, MI |
Pledged District 14 | Clinton | Betty A. Smith | Detroit, MI |
Pledged District 14 | Clinton | Saundra L. Williams | Detroit, MI |
Pledged District 14 | Obama | Frank D. Woods, Jr. | Detroit, MI |
Pledged District 15 | Obama | Derrick D. Jackson | Ypsilanti, MI |
Pledged District 15 | Obama | P. Christina C. Montague | Ann Arbor, MI |
Pledged District 15 | Clinton | James R. Pedersen | Belleville, MI |
Pledged District 15 | Clinton | Ronnie D. Peterson | Ypsilanti, MI |
Pledged District 15 | Obama | Lynne Schwartz | Ann Arbor, MI |
Pledged District 15 | Clinton | Patricia T. Scribner | Ann Arbor, MI |
Pledged PLEO | Clinton | Hon. David W. Coulter | Ferndale, MI |
Pledged PLEO | Clinton | Danny Craig | Detroit, MI |
Pledged PLEO | Obama | Hon. Andrew J. Dillon | Lansing, MI |
Pledged PLEO | Clinton | Hon. Lee Gonzales | Flint, MI |
Pledged PLEO | Obama | Barry J. Goodman | Farmington Hills, MI |
Pledged PLEO | Clinton | Hon. Cheryl M. Hadsall | Birch Run, MI |
Pledged PLEO | Obama | Hon. Tupac A. Hunter | Detroit, MI |
Pledged PLEO | Clinton | Hon. Gilda Z. Jacobs | Huntington Woods, MI |
Pledged PLEO | Obama | Sally S. Joseph | Flint, MI |
Pledged PLEO | Obama | Sue Levy | Sparta, MI |
Pledged PLEO | Obama | Nan A. Melke | Westland, MI |
Pledged PLEO | Obama | Kevin D. Moore | Dearborn Heights, MI |
Pledged PLEO | Clinton | Hon. Faylene Owen | East Langsing, MI |
Pledged PLEO | Clinton | Hon. Leonard R. Page | Cheboygan, MI |
Pledged PLEO | Clinton | Joan E. Robsinson-Cheeks | Detroit, MI |
Pledged PLEO | Obama | Taleb Salhab | Dearborn, MI |
Pledged PLEO | Obama | Hon. Samuel Buzz Thomas, III | H.Lansing, MI |
Pledged At-Large | Obama | Caryn Acker | Huntington Woods, MI |
Pledged At-Large | Clinton | Jill Alper | Grosse Pointe, MI |
Pledged At-Large | Obama | Dennis W. Archer | Detroit, MI |
Pledged At-Large | Obama | Edna S. Bell | Detroit, MI |
Pledged At-Large | Clinton | Kelly R. Bernero | Lansing, MI |
Pledged At-Large | Obama | Wafa Fay Beydoun | Dearborn, MI |
Pledged At-Large | Clinton | Janet A. Blanchard | Beverly Hills, MI |
Pledged At-Large | Obama | Rick Blocker | Detroit, MI |
Pledged At-Large | Obama | Hon. David E. Bonior | Washington, DC |
Pledged At-Large | Clinton | Carolyn Clark | West Bloomfield, MI |
Pledged At-Large | Obama | Michelle De Beaussaert | Clinton Township, MI |
Pledged At-Large | Obama | Ron Gettelfinger | Detroit, MI |
Pledged At-Large | Obama | Sigrid L. Grace | Rochester Hills, MI |
Pledged At-Large | Obama | Mel D. Grieshaber | Ann Arbor, MI |
Pledged At-Large | Clinton | Rhonda M. Hennessy D.D.S. | Northville, MI |
Pledged At-Large | Clinton | Abena O. Hogan | Detroit, MI |
Pledged At-Large | Clinton | Kathy McAttee | Dewitt, MI |
Pledged At-Large | Obama | Gloria McDonald | Canton, MI |
Pledged At-Large | Clinton | Deborah McNeil | West Bloomfield, MI |
Pledged At-Large | Clinton | Daniel G. Mulhern | Lansing, MI |
Pledged At-Large | Clinton | Linda R. Myers | Holt, MI |
Pledged At-Large | Obama | Benny N. Napoleon | Detroit, MI |
Pledged At-Large | Obama | Joseph Peters | Rochester Hills, MI |
Pledged At-Large | Clinton | Elva Revilla | Williamston, MI |
Pledged At-Large | Clinton | Barbara Rom | Bloomfield Hills, MI |
Pledged At-Large | Clinton | Iris K. Salters | Lansing, MI |
Pledged At-Large | Obama | Elizabeth Thomas | Detroit, MI |
Pledged At-Large | Clinton | Jack C. Wurm, Jr. | Rockford, MI |
Alternate Pledged District 1 | Clinton | Jason Morgan | Pinconning, MI |
Alternate Pledged District 2 | Clinton | Patricia A. Wade | Muskegon, MI |
Alternate Pledged District 3 | Clinton | Randy J. Belliel | Grandville, MI |
Alternate Pledged District 4 | Clinton | Ruth M. Averill | Freeland, MI |
Alternate Pledged District 5 | Clinton | Geraldean Kariem | Saginaw, MI |
Alternate Pledged District 6 | Clinton | Cathy La Pointe | Cassopolis, MI |
Alternate Pledged District 7 | Clinton | David A. Nacht | Ann Arbor, MI |
Alternate Pledged District 8 | Clinton | Nadine A. Nosal | Lansing, MI |
Alternate Pledged District 9 | Clinton | Ananda S. Prasad M.D. | Orchard Lake, MI |
Alternate Pledged District 10 | Clinton | Clarice M. Squillace | Sterling Heights, MI |
Alternate Pledged District 11 | Clinton | Thomas M. Kerr | Livonia, MI |
Alternate Pledged District 12 | Clinton | Megan Wilbur | Ferndale, MI |
Alternate Pledged District 13 | Obama | John A. Graves | Detroit, MI |
Alternate Pledged District 14 | Obama | Charlene M. Snow | Detroit, MI |
Alternate Pledged District 15 | Clinton | Larry C. Arreguin | Brownstown Township, MI |
Alternate Pledged At-Large | Clinton | Jeannete M. Di Florio | Brighton, MI |
Alternate Pledged At-Large | Obama | Sarah Gonzales Triplett | East Lansing, MI |
Alternate Pledged At-Large | Clinton | Norwood H. Jewell | Davison, MI |
Alternate Pledged At-Large | Obama | Hon. Bert C. Johnson | Highland Park, MI |
Alternate Pledged At-Large | Obama | Douglas C. Kelley | Ann Arbor, MI |
Alternate Pledged At-Large | Clinton | Sue A. Maturkanich | West Olive, MI |
Unpledged Delegation Vice Chair | Arthenia "Tina" Abbott | Brownstown, MI | |
Unpledged Delegation Chair | Mark Brewer | Clinton Township, MI | |
Unpledged Add-On | James P. Hoffa | Troy, MI | |
Unpledged Add-On | Richard W. Long | Waterford, MI | |
Unpledged Congressman | Hon. John Conyers | Detroit, MI | |
Unpledged Congressman | Hon. John Dingell | Dearborn, MI | |
Unpledged Congressman | Hon. Dale Kildee | Flint, MI | |
Unpledged Congressman | Hon. Sander Levin | Roseville, MI | |
Unpledged Congressman | Hon. Bart Stupak | Menominee, MI | |
Unpledged DNC Member | Lu Battaglieri | E. Lansing, MI | |
Unpledged DNC Member | Elizabeth Bunn | Detroit, MI | |
Unpledged DNC Member | Hon. Carolyn Cheeks-Kilpatrick | Washington, DC | |
Unpledged DNC Member | Hon. John Cherry | Lansing, MI | |
Unpledged DNC Member | Hon. Eric Coleman | Southfield, MI | |
Unpledged DNC Member | Debbie Dingell | Dearborn, MI | |
Unpledged DNC Member | Joel Ferguson | Lansing, MI | |
Unpledged DNC Member | Hon. Robert Ficano | Detroit, MI | |
Unpledged DNC Member | Hon. Kwame Kilpatrick | Detroit, MI | |
Unpledged DNC Member | Joyce Lalonde | Eastpointe, MI | |
Unpledged DNC Member | Hon. Brenda Lawrence | Southfield, MI | |
Unpledged DNC Member | Jeffrey Radjewski | Chesterfield Township, MI | |
Unpledged DNC Member | Virgie M. Rollins | Detroit, MI | |
Unpledged DNC Member | Richard Shoemaker | St. Clair Chores, MI | |
Unpledged DNC Member | Hon. Debbie Stabenow | East Lansing, MI | |
Unpledged DNC Member | Michael Tardif | Detroit, MI | |
Unpledged DNC Member | Richard N. Wiener | Lansing, MI | |
Unpledged DNC Member | Lauren Wolfe | Royal Oak, MI | |
Unpledged Governor | Hon. Jennifer Granholm | Lansing, MI | |
Unpledged Senator | Hon. Carl Levin | Washington, DC | |
Credentials Committee | Clinton | Emma Bell | Detroit, MI |
Credentials Committee | Obama | Curtis B. Blessing | Pleasant Ridge, MI |
Credentials Committee | Clinton | Denise D. Brooks | Monroe, MI |
Credentials Committee | Obama | Nicole Lamb-Hale | Detroit, MI |
Credentials Committee | Clinton | Lawrence A. Roehrig | Linden, MI |
Credentials Committee | Obama | Marvin Russow | Grand Rapids, MI |
Platform Committee | Clinton | Deborah K. Blair | Brownstown Township, MI |
Platform Committee | Clinton | James J. Blanchard, Jr. | Bloomfield Hills, MI |
Platform Committee | Obama | Hon. Brenda J. Clack | Flint, MI |
Platform Committee | Obama | Rickman S. Jackson | Detroit, MI |
Platform Committee | Obama | Thomasina L. Lentz | Lathrup Village, MI |
Platform Committee | Clinton | Gregory R. Morris | Holt, MI |
Rules Committee | Clinton | Ismael N. Ahmed | Dearborn, MI |
Rules Committee | Obama | Michael W. Fikes | Grand Blanc, MI |
Rules Committee | Clinton | Catherine Frederick | Flint, MI |
Rules Committee | Clinton | Judy Gettelfinger | Detroit, MI |
Rules Committee | Obama | Jayashree Kommareddi | Grand Blanc, MI |
Rules Committee | Clinton | Russell L. Williams | Negaunee, MI |
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