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Guam Democrat Presidential Nominating Process Territorial Caucus (Party run primary): Saturday 5 May 20121 |
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Delegate Selection: Proportional Primary, Polling hours 10:00a GUST (0000 UTC) to 8:00p GUST (1000 UTC). Voter Eligibility: Closed Caucus Voter Participation: Party members 12 total delegate votes - 7 at large; 5 Unpledged PLEOs |
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Starting on Tuesday 20 March 2012, a 15% pledged delegate bonus is awarded when clusters of 3 or more neighboring states begin on the same date. American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands are considered neighboring states of each other. [Reg 5.1.C Article I.C.2.b] |
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Saturday 5 May 2012: A Territorial Caucus meets to choose 7 of Guam's 12 delegates to the Democratic National Convention (representing 7 of Guam's 12 delegate votes at the National Convention). Guam's caucus is conducted like a party-run primary where voters cast secret ballots in their respective precincts. Polls open at 10 a.m (?) and close at 8 p.m. (?) local time (UTC+10 hours). A mandatory 15 percent threshold is required in order for a presidential contender to be allocated National Convention delegates.
The remaining 5 delegates (representing Guam's remaining 5 delegate votes) are Unpledged PLEOs who will go to the Democratic National Convention officially "Unpledged".
7 May 2012 from Democrats vote for their national delegates and VIDEO: Guam Democrats Choose Delegates for Charlotte National Convention. "The ... Party ... concluded its islandwide election of delegates ... More than 700 island Democrats voted for 7 delegates ... to ... the Democratic National Convention ..." |
| Delegation to the National Convention |
Guam Delegation (as posted at http://www.democrats.org/2012-convention-delegate-list, 20 August 2012)
| Name | Residence |
| Theresa C Arriola | Barrigada |
| Derick Baza Hills | Agat |
| Regine Biscoe Lee | Hagatna |
| Madaleine Z Bordallo | Washington |
| John Junior Calvo | Hagatna |
| Adam P Carbullido | Washington |
| Benjamin J.F Cruz | Piti |
| Carl T.C Gutierrez | Hagatna |
| Darren Gutierrez | Agana Heights |
| Pilar C Lujan | Hagatna |
| Gloria B Nelson | |
| Whitney Quinley | Hagatna |
| Rory J Respicio | Hagatna |
| David L Shimizu | |
| Taling M Taitano | Barrigada |
| Sarah M Thomas-Nedediy | Tamuning |
| John J Whitt | Pasadena |
| Links Links to other web sites |
| Election Authority | |
| • Guam Election Commission | |
| Legislature Links to State Legislatures | |
| • Government of Guam forms | |
| • govguamdocs.com Government of Guam forms | |
| • Guam Legislature | |
| Democratic | |
| • Democratic Party of Guam | |
| • Guam Democratic Party; P.O. Box 168; Hagatna, Guam 96932; 671-727-9009 | |
| Media & others | |
| • K57 AM - Hagatna | |
| • KGTF TV-12 (PBS) | |
| • KUAM TV - NBC - Dededo | |
| • Official Portal for the Island of Guam | |
| • Pacific Daily News - Hagatna | |
| • Pacific Island Times | |
| • Pacific News Center - Hagatna | |
| • Politics1.com - Guam | |
| • Rlene "Live" Productions | |
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1 Democratic Party's "First Determining Step" of the delegate selection process. |
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