Saturday 9 February 2008: First Tier Precinct Caucuses

Washington holds precinct caucuses, where delegates are chosen to the County Conventions based on presidential preference as expressed at each caucus that elects such delegates- a mandatory 15 percent threshold being required for such allocation. The County Convention delegates will also serve as delegates to the Legislative District caucuses.

After a preliminary tally of presidential support is completed, attendees are given an opportunity to discuss the results. Attendees are then provided a chance to reconsider; and a final tally is taken.

Tuesday 19 February 2008: Washington non-binding Primary. Today's primary has no effect on delegate allocation.

Saturday 5 April 2008: Second Tier Legislative District Caucuses

The Legislative District Caucuses elect delegates to the Congressional District caucuses and State Convention based on presidential preference as expressed at each caucus that elects such delegates- a mandatory 15 percent threshold being required for such allocation.

Saturday 19 April 2008: Second Tier County Conventions and Legislative District Caucuses

County conventions are held at the option of the county central committee or executive board. At the County Convention, platforms are adopted and resolutions are passed on issues of concern to the body.

If the county convention holds Legislative District caucuses to elect delegates to the state convention and congressional district caucuses, those caucuses shall be conducted at sub-caucus meeting, not as part of the general business of the convention.

State Convention and Congressional District delegates are allocated to presidential contenders in proportion to the percentage of the support each candidate receives during the meetings- a mandatory 15 percent threshold being required for such allocation.

There are three types of counties:

• Those that are wholly contained within an Legislative District:
• The entire County Convention chooses State Convention and Congressional District delegates. The County Conventions are held (for various and sundry local Democratic Party purposes) in every County in Washington (except for King County). If the County is wholly within a Legislative District (that is, either is coterminous with an Legislative District or, far more likely, is- in its entirety- only one of many counties that, in whole or in part, make up a given Legislative District), the full County Convention goes ahead and chooses delegates (in which the presidential preferences of the participating delegates plays a role).
• Those that are split between Legislative Districts which contain parts of other counties
• Delegates from the several counties within a single Legislative District caucus to choose State Convention and Congressional District delegates delegates. Any County that is split between one or more Legislative Districts, the delegates to that County's Convention from a given Legislative District meet- as an Legislative District Caucus- with delegates to another County's Convention who happen to be from the very same Legislative District and they now choose delegates (in which the presidential preferences of the participating delegates plays a role).
• Those that are split into Legislative Districts (King County)
• Delegates to the County Convention from the same Legislative District caucus meet to choose State Convention and Congressional District delegates.
• The full King County Convention meets for local Democratic Party purposes having nothing whatsoever to do re: choosing State Convention delegates (since the delegates to same will have already done so in their respective Legislative District caucuses).

Saturday 17 May 2008: Third Tier Congressional District Caucuses (final tier for selecting National Convention District Delegates).

• 51 district delegates are to be allocated proportionally to presidential contenders based on the will of the delegates from each of the State's 9 congressional districts at today's meeting. A mandatory 15 percent threshold is required in order for a presidential contender to be allocated National Convention delegates at the congressional district level.
• CD 1: 6
• CD 2: 6
• CD 3: 5
• CD 4: 3
• CD 5: 5
• CD 6: 6
• CD 7: 9
• CD 8: 6
• CD 9: 5

Sunday 15 June 2008: State Convention. The delegates to the Election Committee choose the remaining delegates to the National Convention.

27 pledged delegates are to be allocated to presidential contenders based on the presidential preferences of the Election Committee as a whole. A mandatory 15 percent threshold is required in order for a presidential contender to be allocated National Convention delegates at the statewide level.

• 17 at-large National Convention delegates
• 10 Pledged PLEOs

The remaining 19 National Convention delegates consist of

• 17 Unpledged PLEO delegates:
• 7 Democratic National Committee members.
• 8 Members of Congress (2 Senators and 6 Representatives).
• 1 Governor.
• 1 Distinguished Party Leader (former Speaker of the House Tom Foley).
• 2 Unpledged "add-on"s (nominated by the State Democratic Chair and selected during the State Convention).

These 19 delegates and will go to the Democratic National Convention officially "Unpledged".