Thursday 15 February 2024 (presumably): Precinct Meetings. The Precinct Meetings start between 10a and 7p local time. Their purpose is to elect delegates to the County Conventions. The makeup date is 14 March, beginning between 10a to 7p.

This Presidential Primary coincides with a state/local primary. These coinciding primaries tend to have an impact upon voter turnout.

Participation in North Carolina's delegate selection process is open to all voters who are registered as Democrats. Voters who are registered as unaffiliated may participate in the Presidential Preference Primary but may not participate in any other part of the delegate selection process.

Tuesday 5 March 2024: North Carolina Primary. Hours reportedly 6:30a-7:30p EST (1130-0030 UTC). In extraordinary circumstances, the county board of elections may direct that the polls remain open until 8:30 p.m. Delegate Pledging: Proportional Primary. Voter Eligibility: Modified Primary.

Primary (preliminary)
Included in Nationwide vote.

116 of 132 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are pledged to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's North Carolina Presidential Primary. A mandatory 15 percent threshold is required in order for a presidential contender to be allocated National Convention delegates at either the congressional district or statewide level. How the Democratic Proportional Delegate Allocation Math works.

• 76 district delegates are to be pledged proportionally to presidential contenders based on the primary results in each of the State's 13 congressional districts.
• In addition, 40 delegates are to be allocated to presidential contenders based on the primary vote statewide.
  • 25 at-large National Convention delegates
  • 15 Pledged PLEOs

Primary (preliminary)

Saturday 30 March 2024 (presumably): County Conventions. The conventions start between 10a and 2p and election delegates to the Congressional District and State Conventions. At these meetings, delegates are not required to declare their Presidential preferences.

Saturday 27 April 2024 (presumably) - Congressional District Conventions. The Conventions start between 10a and 2p. National Convention district level delegates are selected according to the results of the primary.

Saturday 1 June 2024 (presumably): State Convention in Raleigh. Delegate selection begins at 1p.

The State Convention selects National Convention Pledged PLEO and At-Large delegates according to the results of the primary.

The remaining 16 National Convention delegates consist of

• 16 Unpledged PLEO delegates:
• 8 Democratic National Committee members.
• 7 Members of Congress (0 Senators and 7 Representatives).
• 1 Governor.
• 0 Distinguished Party Leaders.

These 16 delegates and will go to the Democratic National Convention officially "Unpledged".