The Green Papers
Presidential Primaries 2008
Democratic Delegate Selection and Voter Eligibility


 
Democratic Party Democratic
Delegate Selection
and Voter Eligibility
Alphabetically
(sort)
State
(sort)
Delegate Selection
(sort)
Voter Eligibility
AlabamaProportional PrimaryOpen Primary
AlaskaCaucus/ConventionClosed Caucus
American SamoaCaucus/ConventionOpen Caucus
ArizonaProportional PrimaryClosed Primary
ArkansasProportional PrimaryOpen Primary
CaliforniaProportional PrimaryModified Primary
ColoradoCaucus/ConventionClosed Caucus
ConnecticutProportional PrimaryClosed Primary
DelawareProportional PrimaryClosed Primary
Democrats AbroadCombined Selection [Proportional Primary with Caucus/Convention]Open Caucus
District of ColumbiaProportional PrimaryClosed Primary
FloridaProportional PrimaryClosed Primary
GeorgiaProportional PrimaryOpen Primary
GuamProportional PrimaryClosed Caucus
HawaiiCaucus/ConventionClosed Caucus
IdahoCaucus/ConventionOpen Caucus
IllinoisProportional PrimaryOpen Primary
IndianaProportional PrimaryOpen Primary
IowaCaucus/ConventionClosed Caucus
KansasCaucus/ConventionClosed Caucus
KentuckyProportional PrimaryClosed Primary
LouisianaProportional PrimaryClosed Primary
MaineCaucus/ConventionClosed Caucus
MarylandProportional PrimaryClosed Primary
MassachusettsProportional PrimaryModified Primary
MichiganProportional PrimaryOpen Primary
MinnesotaCaucus/ConventionOpen Caucus
MississippiProportional PrimaryOpen Primary
MissouriProportional PrimaryOpen Primary
MontanaProportional PrimaryOpen Primary
NebraskaCaucus/ConventionModified Caucus
NevadaCaucus/ConventionClosed Caucus
New HampshireProportional PrimaryModified Primary
New JerseyProportional PrimaryModified Primary
New MexicoProportional PrimaryClosed Primary
New YorkProportional PrimaryClosed Primary
North CarolinaProportional PrimaryModified Primary
North DakotaCaucus/ConventionOpen Caucus
OhioProportional PrimaryModified Primary
OklahomaProportional PrimaryClosed Primary
OregonProportional PrimaryClosed Primary
PennsylvaniaProportional PrimaryClosed Primary
Puerto RicoProportional PrimaryOpen Primary
Rhode IslandProportional PrimaryModified Primary
South CarolinaProportional PrimaryOpen Primary
South DakotaProportional PrimaryClosed Primary
TennesseeProportional PrimaryOpen Primary
TexasCombined Selection [Proportional Primary with Caucus/Convention]Open Primary
UnassignedCaucus/ConventionNot applicable
UtahProportional PrimaryModified Primary
VermontProportional PrimaryOpen Primary
Virgin IslandsCaucus/ConventionClosed Caucus
VirginiaCombined Selection [Proportional Primary with Caucus/Convention]Open Primary
WashingtonCaucus/ConventionModified Caucus
West VirginiaProportional PrimaryModified Primary
WisconsinProportional PrimaryOpen Primary
WyomingCaucus/ConventionClosed Caucus
 
 
Delegate Selection Tally
Proportional Primary38
Caucus/Convention16
Combined Selection [Proportional Primary with Caucus/Convention]3
Voter Eligibility Tally
Open Primary16
Closed Primary14
Closed Caucus10
Modified Primary9
Open Caucus5
Modified Caucus2
Not applicable1
 
 


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