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2024 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions
 
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Presidential Nominating Process
Candidate filing deadline with the Territorial Chair: Friday 2 February 2024
Territorial Caucus: Tuesday 5 March 20241
Territorial Caucus Elects At-Large delegates: Friday 8 March 2024
Democrats
CandidateDelegate Votes
Soft
Pledged
Soft
Unpledged
Soft
Total
Hard Total
(available) 5.0 100.00%5.0  45.45%5  45.45%
Biden, Joseph Robinette "Joe", Jr.3.0  50.00% 3.0  27.27%3  27.27%
Palmer, Jason Michael3.0  50.00% 3.0  27.27%3  27.27%
Total6.0 100.00%5.0 100.00%11.0 100.00%11 100.00%

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Republican Convention
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American Samoa Primaries for Statewide offices and Congress
 
American Samoa State and Local Government

 
 

Delegate Selection Plan from the American Samoa Democratic Party.

Candidate filing from the American Samoa Democratic Party.

16 June 2023: DNC Rule and Bylaws found this plan in conditional compliance.

14 September 2023: DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee found this plan to be in full compliance.

Results from a media source.


   

Political parties are not officially utilized in elections in American Samoa. Because of this, the American Samoa Democratic Party handles its own voter registration. The American Samoa Democratic Party will require all interested voters to register with the Party by 28 February 2024 if they wish the participate in caucus.

Tuesday 5 March 2024: American Samoa Territorial Caucus. Delegate Pledging: Proportional Caucus/Convention. Voter Eligibility: Open Caucus/Convention.

Territorial Caucus
Included in Nationwide vote.
Estimate updated 5 March 2024.

CandidatePop
Vote
%
Jason Michael Palmer5156.04%
Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr.4043.96%
Dean Benson Phillips00.00%
Total91100.00%
 

6 of 11 of American Samoa's delegates to the Democratic National Convention are pledged to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's Territorial Caucus. A mandatory 15 percent threshold is required in order for a presidential contender to be pledged National Convention delegates. How the Democratic Proportional Delegate Allocation Math works.

  • 6 delegates are to be pledged to presidential contenders based on the Territorial Caucus vote island-wide.
    • 6 at-large National Convention delegates
    • 0 Pledged PLEOs

Territorial Caucus
Estimate updated 5 March 2024.

ContestPalmer,JBidenPhillips
 Pop
Vote
Qual
Vote
DelPop
Vote
AllocDelPop
Vote
AllocDelPop
Vote
AllocDel
At-Large91916513.3633402.63730  
Total
Delegates
  6  3  3   
 

The remaining 5 National Convention delegates consist of

  • 5 Unpledged PLEO delegates:
    • 4 Democratic National Committee members.
    • 0 Members of Congress (0 Senators and 0 Representatives).
    • 1 Governor.
    • 0 Distinguished Party Leaders.

These 5 delegates and will go to the Democratic National Convention officially "Unpledged".

 

Friday 8 March 2024: Territorial Caucus Elects At-Large delegates.

National Convention At-Large delegates are elected according to the results of the Territorial Caucus.

 

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

Election Authority
  American Samoa Election Office Facebook
  American Samoa Government Election Office
Democratic
  American Samoa Democratic Party
  American Samoa Democratic Party.
  Democratic Party of American Samoa; P.O. Box 1281; Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799; 684-252-7219
Media & others
  Manuatele.NET - Manu'a - American Samoa
  Politics1.com - American Samoa
  Samoa News
  Samoa Observer
 


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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   --   Republican Timing Penalties  
 
  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  
 
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