Tuesday 5 February 2008: Precinct Caucuses. Each Precinct Caucus chooses delegates to Legislative District Conventions based on presidential preference.

• "The Precinct Caucus chooses the precinct's delegates to the Legislative District Convention of the legislative district in which the precinct is located. Such Legislative District Convention delegates from the precinct are allocated to presidential contenders in proportion to the percentage of the support each candidate received at the Precinct Caucus- a mandatory 15 percent threshold being required for such allocation."

North Dakota delegates to the National Convention shall in all good conscience reflect the sentiments of today's Presidential Preference Caucus vote on the first ballot at the National Convention in a manner that proportionately represents the percentage of the presidential caucus votes.

13 of 21 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are allocated to presidential contenders reflecting the support for the presidential contenders at the Precinct Caucuses. A mandatory 15 percent threshold at the statewide level is required in order for a presidential contender to be allocated National Convention delegates.

• 8 district delegates are to be allocated proportionally to presidential contenders based on the preferences according to the statewide results. North Dakota has a single statewide congressional district.
• In addition, 5 delegates are to be allocated to presidential contenders based on the statewide results.
  • 3 at-large National Convention delegates
  • 2 Pledged PLEOs

Tuesday 19 February - Friday 14 March 2008: Legislative District Conventions convene in each legislative district. Each Legislative District Convention chooses delegates to the North Dakota State Democratic Convention based on presidential preference.

• "These Legislative District Conventions choose the legislative district's delegates to the North Dakota State Democratic Convention. Such State Convention delegates from the legislative district are to be allocated to presidential contenders in proportion to the percentage of the support each candidate received at the Legislative District Convention- a mandatory 15 percent threshold being required for such allocation."

Friday 4 April - Sunday 6 April 2008: State Convention. National Convention Delegates are allocated according to the 5 February 2008 Precinct Caucus results.

The remaining 8 National Convention delegates consist of

• 7 Unpledged PLEO delegates:
• 4 Democratic National Committee members.
• 3 Members of Congress (2 Senators and 1 Representative).
• 0 Governors.
• 0 Distinguished Party Leaders.
• 1 Unpledged "add-on" (selected on 4 April at the State Convention by a vote of all the caucuses).

These 8 delegates and will go to the Democratic National Convention officially "Unpledged".