The Green Papers
Presidential Primaries 2016
Democratic Delegate Pledging and Voter Eligibility


 
Democratic Party Democratic
Delegate Pledging
and Voter Eligibility
Alphabetically
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State
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Delegate Pledging
(sort)
Voter Eligibility
AlabamaProportional PrimaryOpen Primary
AlaskaProportional Caucus/ConventionClosed Caucus/Convention
American SamoaProportional Caucus/ConventionOpen Caucus/Convention
ArizonaProportional PrimaryClosed Primary
ArkansasProportional PrimaryOpen Primary
CaliforniaProportional PrimaryModified Primary
ColoradoProportional Caucus/ConventionClosed Caucus/Convention
ConnecticutProportional PrimaryClosed Primary
DelawareProportional PrimaryClosed Primary
Democrats AbroadProportional Caucus/ConventionOpen Caucus/Convention
District of ColumbiaProportional PrimaryClosed Primary
FloridaProportional PrimaryClosed Primary
GeorgiaProportional PrimaryOpen Primary
GuamProportional Caucus/ConventionClosed Caucus/Convention
HawaiiProportional Caucus/ConventionClosed Caucus/Convention
IdahoProportional Caucus/ConventionOpen Caucus/Convention
IllinoisProportional PrimaryOpen Primary
IndianaProportional PrimaryOpen Primary
IowaProportional Caucus/ConventionClosed Caucus/Convention
KansasProportional Caucus/ConventionClosed Caucus/Convention
KentuckyProportional PrimaryClosed Primary
LouisianaProportional PrimaryClosed Primary
MaineProportional Caucus/ConventionClosed Caucus/Convention
MarylandProportional PrimaryClosed Primary
MassachusettsProportional PrimaryModified Primary
MichiganProportional PrimaryOpen Primary
MinnesotaProportional Caucus/ConventionOpen Caucus/Convention
MississippiProportional PrimaryOpen Primary
MissouriProportional PrimaryOpen Primary
MontanaProportional PrimaryOpen Primary
NebraskaProportional Caucus/ConventionModified Caucus/Convention
NevadaProportional Caucus/ConventionClosed Caucus/Convention
New HampshireProportional PrimaryModified Primary
New JerseyProportional PrimaryModified Primary
New MexicoProportional PrimaryClosed Primary
New YorkProportional PrimaryClosed Primary
North CarolinaProportional PrimaryModified Primary
North DakotaProportional Caucus/ConventionOpen Caucus/Convention
Northern MarianasProportional Caucus/ConventionClosed Caucus/Convention
OhioProportional PrimaryModified Primary
OklahomaProportional PrimaryModified Primary
OregonProportional PrimaryClosed Primary
PennsylvaniaProportional PrimaryClosed Primary
Puerto RicoProportional PrimaryOpen Primary
Rhode IslandProportional PrimaryModified Primary
South CarolinaProportional PrimaryOpen Primary
South DakotaProportional PrimaryModified Primary
TennesseeProportional PrimaryOpen Primary
TexasProportional PrimaryClosed Primary
Unassigned Not applicable Not applicable
UtahProportional Caucus/ConventionOpen Caucus/Convention
VermontProportional PrimaryOpen Primary
Virgin IslandsProportional Caucus/ConventionClosed Caucus/Convention
VirginiaProportional PrimaryOpen Primary
WashingtonProportional Caucus/ConventionModified Caucus/Convention
West VirginiaProportional PrimaryModified Primary
WisconsinProportional PrimaryOpen Primary
WyomingProportional Caucus/ConventionClosed Caucus/Convention
 
 
Delegate Pledging Tally
Proportional Primary38
Proportional Caucus/Convention19
Not applicable1
Voter Eligibility Tally
Open Primary15
Closed Primary13
Closed Caucus/Convention11
Modified Primary10
Open Caucus/Convention6
Modified Caucus/Convention2
Not applicable1
 
 


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Delegate Counts
  Democratic Pledged and Unpledged Summary   --   Republican Pledged and Unpledged Summary  
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  Democratic Hard and Floor Summary   --   Republican Hard and Floor Summary  
  Democratic Unpledged Delegate Preferences  
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  
 
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  
 
  Straw Polls  
 
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