Participation in Georgia's delegate selection process is open to all voters who wish to participate as Democrats. Georgia does not register voters by party. Voters publicly declare party preference when they request a primary ballot or Presidential Preference Primary ballot. Records showing the voters' choice are public record.

Tuesday 6 March 2012: 110 of 124 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are allocated to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's Georgia 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.

• 72 district delegates are to be pledged proportionally to presidential contenders based on the primary results in each of the State's 14 congressional districts. (Georgia will allocate delegates using the 13 CDs per the 2000 Census Redistricting)
• CD 1: 5
• CD 2: 5
• CD 3: 6
• CD 4: 7
• CD 5: 7
• CD 6: 5
• CD 7: 6
• CD 8: 5
• CD 9: 4
• CD 10: 5
• CD 11: 5
• CD 12: 5
• CD 13: 7
• In addition, 38 delegates are to be pledged to presidential contenders based on the primary vote statewide.
  • 24 at-large National Convention delegates
  • 14 Pledged PLEOs

Georgia Code § 21-2-193 requires the Executive Committee of both state parties to submit a list of candidates to appear on the presidential ballot.

Here's how we compute the delegate count:

1. A candidate must receive 15% or more of the total popular vote to qualify for delegates. Discard votes cast for those candidates who do not meet the threshold.
2. Allocate Congressional District delegates from the qualified vote in each district. Allocate Pledged PLEO and At-Large delegates using the state-wide qualified vote.
3. In each jurisdiction (CD and statewide):
1. Total qualified vote = total votes cast for the qualifying candidates in the jurisdiction.
2. Allocation = (delegates for the jurisdiction) × (candidate's popular vote) ÷ (total qualified vote).
3. Assign each candidate the WHOLE NUMBER of delegates.
4. If delegates remain, allocate each of the remaining delegates to those candidates with the LARGEST REMAINDERS.

Since only 1 candidate, President Obama, ran in the primary, he will receive all 110 pledged delegates.

Saturday 21 April 2012: District level delegates are elected at the Congressional District Caucuses according to the results of the primary.

Saturday 12 May 2012: State Committee Meeting in Atlanta.

National Convention Pledged PLEO delegates are elected by the State Committee according to the results of the primary.

Saturday 19 May 2012: State Committee Meeting in Macon.

National Convention At-Large delegates are elected by the State Committee according to the results of the primary.

The remaining 14 National Convention delegates consist of

• 14 Unpledged PLEO delegates:
• 8 Democratic National Committee members.
• 5 Members of Congress (0 Senators and 5 Representatives).
• 0 Governors.
• 1 Distinguished Party Leader (former President James "Jimmy" Carter).

These 14 delegates and will go to the Democratic National Convention officially "Unpledged".

Notes:

On 13 May 2011, Georgia Governor Nathan Deal (Republican) signed HB 454. The law moves the Presidential Primary from the 1st Tuesday in February to "a date selected by the Secretary of State which shall not be later than the 2nd Tuesday in June .... The Secretary of State shall select such date no later than December 1 ...." (Official Code of GA 21-2-191)

On 10 September 2011, Frank Leone (DNC Virginia) re: DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee Meeting Report wrote that Arizona, Florida, and Georgia Democratic Parties will begin their delegate selection process using a caucus should their states decide to hold a pre-window primary.

The Georgia Secretary of State will set a date for the state's Presidential Primary no later than 1 December 2011. On 29 September 2011, Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp announced that the Georgia Presidential Primaries will be held on Tuesday 6 March 2012.

The Georgia Secretary of State will set a date for the state's Presidential Primary no later than 1 December 2011. On 29 September 2011, Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp announced that the Georgia Presidential Primaries will be held on Tuesday 6 March 2012.