The Green Papers
Presidential Primaries 2020
Democratic Delegate Pledging and Voter Eligibility


 
Democratic Party Democratic
Delegate Pledging
and Voter Eligibility
Alphabetically
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State
(sort)
Delegate Pledging
(sort)
Voter Eligibility
AlabamaProportional PrimaryOpen Primary
AlaskaProportional PrimaryClosed Primary
American SamoaProportional Caucus/ConventionOpen Caucus/Convention
ArizonaProportional PrimaryClosed Primary
ArkansasProportional PrimaryOpen Primary
CaliforniaProportional PrimaryModified Primary
ColoradoProportional PrimaryModified Primary
ConnecticutProportional PrimaryClosed Primary
DelawareProportional PrimaryClosed Primary
Democrats AbroadProportional Caucus/ConventionOpen Caucus/Convention
District of ColumbiaProportional PrimaryClosed Primary
FloridaProportional PrimaryClosed Primary
GeorgiaProportional PrimaryOpen Primary
GuamProportional Caucus/ConventionClosed Caucus/Convention
HawaiiProportional PrimaryClosed Primary
IdahoProportional PrimaryClosed Primary
IllinoisProportional PrimaryOpen Primary
IndianaProportional PrimaryOpen Primary
IowaProportional Caucus/ConventionClosed Caucus/Convention
KansasProportional PrimaryClosed Primary
KentuckyProportional PrimaryClosed Primary
LouisianaProportional PrimaryModified Primary
MaineProportional PrimaryClosed Primary
MarylandProportional PrimaryClosed Primary
MassachusettsProportional PrimaryModified Primary
MichiganProportional PrimaryOpen Primary
MinnesotaProportional PrimaryClosed Primary
MississippiProportional PrimaryOpen Primary
MissouriProportional PrimaryOpen Primary
MontanaProportional PrimaryOpen Primary
NebraskaProportional PrimaryModified Primary
NevadaProportional Caucus/ConventionClosed Caucus/Convention
New HampshireProportional PrimaryModified Primary
New JerseyProportional PrimaryModified Primary
New MexicoProportional PrimaryClosed Primary
New YorkProportional PrimaryClosed Primary
North CarolinaProportional PrimaryModified Primary
North DakotaProportional Caucus/ConventionOpen Caucus/Convention
Northern MarianasProportional Caucus/ConventionClosed Caucus/Convention
OhioProportional PrimaryModified Primary
OklahomaProportional PrimaryModified Primary
OregonProportional PrimaryClosed Primary
PennsylvaniaProportional PrimaryClosed Primary
Puerto RicoProportional PrimaryOpen Primary
Rhode IslandProportional PrimaryModified Primary
South CarolinaProportional PrimaryOpen Primary
South DakotaProportional PrimaryModified Primary
TennesseeProportional PrimaryOpen Primary
TexasProportional PrimaryClosed Primary
Unassigned Not applicable Not applicable
UtahProportional PrimaryOpen Primary
VermontProportional PrimaryOpen Primary
Virgin IslandsProportional Caucus/ConventionClosed Caucus/Convention
VirginiaProportional PrimaryOpen Primary
WashingtonProportional PrimaryClosed Primary
West VirginiaProportional PrimaryModified Primary
WisconsinProportional PrimaryOpen Primary
WyomingProportional Caucus/ConventionClosed Caucus/Convention
 
 
Delegate Pledging Tally
Proportional Primary48
Proportional Caucus/Convention10
Not applicable1
Voter Eligibility Tally
Closed Primary19
Open Primary16
Modified Primary13
Closed Caucus/Convention7
Open Caucus/Convention3
Not applicable1
 
 


  Election 2020 - Presidential Primary, Caucus, and Convention Home  
 
  Presidential Candidates  
 
  States Alphabetically  
  Events Chronologically  
  Major Events Chronologically  
  Democratic "First Determining Step" Chronologically  
  Poll Closing Times Chronologically   --   Poll Closing Times Alphabetically  
 
  Chronological Cumulative Allocation of Delegates  
  Weekly Delegate Distribution and Availability  
 
Delegate Counts
  Democratic Pledged and Unpledged Summary   --   Republican Pledged and Unpledged Summary  
  Democratic Hard and Soft Summary   --   Republican Hard and Soft Summary  
  Democratic Hard and Floor Summary   --   Republican Hard and Floor Summary  
Commentary: THE TIES THAT BIND-- OR DO THEY? or, Politicus Unbound
 
Delegate Allocation
  Democratic Quick Reference   --   Republican Quick Reference  
  The Math Behind the Democratic Delegate Allocation   --   The Math Behind the Republican Delegate Allocation  
  Democratic Timing Penalties and Bonuses  
 
  Democratic Delegate Pledging and Voter Eligibility   --   Republican Delegate Selection and Voter Eligibility  
 
  Primaries at a Glance  
 
  Results Status and Date Retrieved  
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  Estimating the Delegate Count  
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Documentation
  Historical Analysis of the Presidential Nominating Process  
  Historical Analysis of the apportionment of delegate votes at the National Conventions of the two major parties  
  Primary/Caucus/Convention Glossary  
  Statutory Election Information of the Several states / Presidential Primary  
  Dates of PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES re: selection and/or allocation/distribution of Delegates to Major Party National Conventions  
 
  Major Third Party Presidential Nomination Process  
 
  Straw Polls  
 
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