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2020 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions
 
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Presidential Nominating Process
Primary: Tuesday 23 June 20201
State Committee: Tuesday 4 August 2020 (presumably)
Democrats
CandidateDelegate Votes
Hard TotalFloor
Biden, Joseph Robinette "Joe", Jr.231  71.30%277  85.49%
Sanders, Bernard "Bernie"43  13.27%44  13.58%
(available)50  15.43%3   0.93%
Total324 100.00%324 100.00%

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New York Primaries for Statewide offices and Congress
 
New York State and Local Government

 
 

15 March 2020: Due to the COVID-19 virus, election officials have reminded voters that they may vote by absentee ballot.

27 March 2020: Due to the COVID-19 virus, the primaries have been postponed from 28 April Primary to 23 June. This date is outside the DNC's window, the 2nd Tuesday in June (9 June), for state parties to hold their primaries and caucuses.

27 April 2020: New York has cancelled its Democratic presidential primary scheduled for 23 June. The decision was made by Democratic state election commissioners on a provision that allows the Elections Board to remove candidates who have suspended or terminated their campaigns. The Sanders campaign commented: "Today’s decision by the State of New York Board of Elections is an outrage, a blow to American democracy, and must be overturned by the DNC."

5 May 2020: Analisa N. Torres, Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, has ruled the cancellation of New York State's Democratic Presidential Primary by the State's Board of Elections unconstitutional. The resultant court order- a ruling in favor of a lawsuit brought by former presidential candidate Andrew Yang, among others- mandates that the Primary be held on Tuesday 23 June, as most recently scheduled, and that all qualifying candidates for this Primary be restored to the ballot. Yang v Kellner, s.d., 1:20cv-3325. Updates: The State Board of Elections filed an appeal on 7 May. On 19 May, the Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decided that the primary must be held. The Board will not appeal.

12 May 2020: The DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee unanimously granted a waiver for the late primary date.

The 2020 Delegate Selection Plan from the New York State Democratic Committee.

On 13 September 2019, New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo (Democratic) signed A8176 which sets the date of New York's Presidential Primary to 28 April 2020.

2020 Presidential Primary Calendar from the New York State Elections Board.

Primaries are held when more that 1 candidate appears on the ballot. If only 1 candidate files, the primary is cancelled.

Presidential Primary Candidates who filed from the New York State Elections Board.

Allegany County Sample Ballot.

23 June 2020 Primary returns from the New York State Board of Elections.

Primary results from a media source.

New York law says the counting of mail-in ballots must wait until at least 8 days after the election. Media reports indicate the counting of absentee ballots in New York City will begin 6 to 8 July.


   

Participation in the Primary shall be limited to enrolled Democratic voters. If only one Presidential Candidate qualifies for the ballot ... then no Primary shall be held and such Candidate shall be awarded all pledged delegates and alternates.

27 April 2020: New York has cancelled its Democratic presidential primary scheduled for 23 June. The decision was made by Democratic state election commissioners on a provision that allows the Elections Board to remove candidates who have suspended or terminated their campaigns. Former Vice President Joe Biden is the single remaining candidate.

5 May 2020: District Court Judge Analisa Torres ordered the State Board of Elections to hold the Democratic Primary Yang v Kellner, s.d., 1:20cv-3325. The Board is reviewing the decision and may appeal.

Amended Presidential Primary Certification "The presidential primary ballot shall contain no part for voting for candidates for nomination or election nor the title of such office or position unless the office or position is contested."

Tuesday 23 June 2020: New York Primary. Hours reportedly 6:00a-9:00p EDT (1000-0100 UTC). Delegate Pledging: Proportional Primary. Voter Eligibility: Closed Primary.

Primary
Source: New York State Board of Elections.
Status: Official. Retrieved: Saturday 10 October 2020.
Included in Nationwide vote.

CandidatePop
Vote
%
Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr.1,136,67964.62%
Bernard "Bernie" Sanders285,90816.25%
BLANK135,4867.70%
Elizabeth Ann Warren82,9174.71%
Michael Rubens "Mike" Bloomberg39,4332.24%
Peter Paul Montgomery "Pete" Buttigieg22,9271.30%
Andrew Yang22,6861.29%
Amy Jean Klobuchar11,0280.63%
Tulsi Gabbard9,0830.52%
VOID4,6210.26%
Deval Laurdine Patrick3,0400.17%
Michael Farrand Bennet2,9320.17%
Thomas Fahr "Tom" Steyer2,2990.13%
Total1,759,039100.00%
 

274 of 324 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are pledged to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's New York Presidential Primary. 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. How the Democratic Proportional Delegate Allocation Math works.

  • 184 district delegates are to be pledged proportionally to presidential contenders based on the primary results in each of the State's 27 congressional districts.
  • In addition, 90 delegates are to be pledged to presidential contenders based on the primary vote statewide.
    • 61 at-large National Convention delegates
    • 29 Pledged PLEOs

Primary
Source: New York State Board of Elections.
Status: Official. Retrieved: Monday 19 October 2020.

ContestBidenSanders
 Pop
Vote
Qual
Vote
DelPop
Vote
AllocDelPop
Vote
AllocDel
CD150,10938,626638,6266.00067,064  
CD237,80934,893629,2115.02355,6820.9771
CD356,46643,923743,9237.00077,123  
CD446,61737,763737,7637.00075,660  
CD568,04655,020855,0208.00087,892  
CD647,89139,023629,8194.58559,2041.4151
CD770,96858,852737,1354.417421,7172.5833
CD881,50372,354854,5256.029617,8291.9712
CD994,92479,084859,8826.058619,2021.9422
CD1077,63765,992754,0675.735611,9251.2651
CD1135,77630,555623,8914.69156,6641.3091
CD1296,65782,719863,0426.097619,6771.9032
CD1380,43368,888851,4805.978617,4082.0222
CD1461,96652,107637,4614.314414,6461.6862
CD1558,22650,955738,4955.288512,4601.7122
CD1687,05868,962868,9628.000810,316  
CD1774,06957,034757,0347.00079,059  
CD1844,73140,932633,8654.96457,0671.0361
CD1950,60745,260634,6044.587510,6561.4131
CD2059,52552,259742,1395.644610,1201.3561
CD2132,16628,987623,0064.76255,9811.2381
CD2231,94428,425622,9794.85055,4461.1501
CD2339,92735,054627,2364.66257,8181.3381
CD2446,81242,190735,1455.83167,0451.1691
CD2564,28457,452746,7915.701610,6611.2991
CD2668,18550,902750,9027.000710,191  
CD2754,59639,676639,6766.00067,395  
PLEO1,618,9321,422,587291,136,67923.17223285,9085.8286
At-Large1,618,9321,422,587611,136,67948.74049285,90812.26012
Total
Delegates
  274  229  45

From a party source: Biden has 159 District Delegates, Sanders has 25. Biden has 49 At-Large Delegates. Sanders is allocated 12. Biden has 23 PLEO Delegates. Sanders is allocated 6. Total: Biden 231, Sanders: 43.

Voters cast ballots for a Presidential candidate and District delegates. The name of each District Delegate candidate (along with his or her Presidential Preference and gender) appears on the ballot [Delegate Selection Plan, Part Three, Section B. 7.(b)]. Delegates are selected by gender from the highest vote getters. If a Presidential candidate is entitled to more district delegates than there were candidates on the ballot, the State Committee will fill the positions at a post-Primary caucus held before the state Convention [Delegate Selection Plan, Part Three, Section B. 8(a)].

 

Due to COVID-19, the Committee Meetin has been post ponted from 12 May to a 4 August virtual convention.

Tuesday 4 August 2020 (presumably): The New York State Democratic Committee Meeting.

National Convention Pledged PLEO and At-Large delegates are elected according to the results of the primary.

The remaining 50 National Convention delegates consist of

  • 50 Unpledged PLEO delegates:
    • 25 Democratic National Committee members.
    • 23 Members of Congress (2 Senators and 21 Representatives).
    • 1 Governor.
    • 1 Distinguished Party Leader (former President Bill Clinton).

These 50 delegates and will go to the Democratic National Convention officially "Unpledged".

 

Notes

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

1 Democratic Party's "First Determining Step" of the delegate selection process.

 

Links Links to other web sites

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