| The Green Papers 2008 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions |
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Minnesota Democrat Presidential Nominating Process Precinct Caucuses: Tuesday 5 February 20081 State Convention: Friday 6 June - Sunday 8 June 2008 |
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Delegate Selection: Caucus/Convention Voter Eligibility: Open Caucus 88 total delegate votes - 47 district / 16 at large; 9 Pledged PLEOs; 14 Unpledged PLEOs; 2 Unpledged add-ons |
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States Chronologically States Alphabetically Democratic Convention Minnesota Republican |
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MINNESOTA Democratic Precinct CAUCUSESTuesday 5 February 200872 of 88 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are pledged to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's Minnesota Precinct Caucuses: 47 delegates are to be allocated proportionally to presidential contenders based on the results from the caucuses in each of the State's 8 congressional districts; 25 delegates allocated to presidential contenders based on the total caucus vote statewide. 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. (This is what is generally known as a "firehouse primary": during Democrat-Farmer Labor Party precinct meetings- in which local party officers are elected and delegates are chosen for the party's county and higher tier conventions (organizational bodies having nothing directly to do with the pledging of National Convention delegates to presidential contenders [although these later meetings will choose the actual delegates themselves])- a binding presidential preference canvass is also being taken). Here is how we estimate the delegate count (based on preliminary results of the Tuesday 5 February 2008 preliminary caucuses from an official source with 99.76% of the districts reporting):
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Tuesday 5 February 2008: Precinct Caucuses. 72 of 88 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are allocated to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's Minnesota Precinct Caucuses. 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.
These precinct meetings make up what is generally known as a "firehouse primary", as the party's precinct meetings- at which local party officers are elected and delegates are chosen for the party's county and higher tier conventions (organizational bodies having nothing directly to do with the allocation of National Convention delegates to presidential contenders though they will choose the actual delegates themselves)- are also hosting a binding presidential primary at the same time. The DFL County Unit Conventions are held from 5 February to 6 April 2008. At the county unit level, delegates and alternates will be elected to the Congressional District and State Conventions. National Convention District level delegates are selected at District Conventions conducted between 19 April to 6 June 2008. |
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Friday 6 June - Sunday 8 June 2008: State Convention in Rochester. The remaining 16 National Convention delegates consist of
These 16 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. |