| The Green Papers 2012 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions |
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Florida Democrat Presidential Nominating Process Non-binding Primary: Tuesday 31 January 2012 County Caucuses: Saturday 5 May 20121 State Convention: Saturday 2 June - Sunday 3 June 2012 |
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Delegate Selection: Caucus/Convention, Polling hours 7:00a EST (1200 UTC) / 7:00a CST (1300 UTC) to 7:00p EST (0000 UTC) / 7:00p CST (0100 UTC). Relatively small portions of this state are in CDT and so the vast majority of the polls are closed by the time indicated EDT. Voter Eligibility: Closed Caucus Voter Participation: Party members 300 total delegate votes - 184 district / 61 at large; 31 Pledged PLEOs; 24 Unpledged PLEOs |
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The delegate selection processes herein was updated 13 December 2011 per the FLORIDA DELEGATE SELECTION PLAN FOR THE 2012 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION ISSUED BY THE FLORIDA DEMOCRATIC PARTY Approved by the Florida State Democratic Executive Committee at its meeting on June 11, 2011 Revised per DNC Rules & Bylaws Committee October 25, 2011. Notes here.
On 19 May 2011, Florida Governor Richard L. "Rick" Scott (Republican) signed HB 1355 which, among other things, creates the Presidential Preference Primary Date Selection Committee. This committee has until 1 October 2011 to set the date of the 2012 Presidential Primary. That date will be no earlier than the 1st Tuesday in January (3 January 2012) and no later than the 1st Tuesday in March (6 March 2012). There are 10 members: The Secretary of State (the non-voting chair), 3 appointed by the Governor (no more than 2 may be from the same political party), 3 appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives (no more than 2 may be from the same political party), and 3 appointed by the President of the Senate (no more than 2 may be from the same political party). On 10 September 2011, Frank Leone (DNC Virginia) re: DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee Meeting Report wrote that Arizona, Florida, and Georgia Democratic Parties will begin their delegate selection process using a caucus should their states decide to hold a pre-window primary. On 30 September 2011, the Florida Presidential Preference Primary Date Selection Committee decided to hold the Florida Presidential Primary on Tuesday 31 January 2012. |
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After HB 1355 was signed into law, the date of the Florida Primary is set by the Florida Legislature's Presidential Primary Date Selection Committee. The Committee is required to make their decision no later than 1 October 2011. If the Primary is held before 6 March 2012 (out of compliance with the Democratic National Committee rules), the results of the 5 May 2012 County Caucuses is used to pledge National Convention delegates. Accordingly, the state receives a 20% pledged delegate bonus for starting in Stage III (May-June). All Democratic voters are eligible to participate in the caucus of the county in which they are registered to vote. Saturday 5 May 2012 - County Caucuses. 276 of 300 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are pledged to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in the County Caucuses. A mandatory 15 percent threshold is required in order for a presidential contender to be pledged National Convention delegates at either the congressional district or statewide level.
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Saturday 2 June - Sunday 3 June 2012: State Convention. National Convention delegates are elected during the State Convention according to the results of the primary.
The remaining 24 National Convention delegates consist of
These 24 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. |