The Green Papers 2016 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions |
New Hampshire Democrat Presidential Nominating Process District Level Pre-primary Caucuses: Saturday 30 January 2016 (presumably) Primary: Tuesday 9 February 20161 Caucus / National Convention Delegation Meeting: Saturday 16 April 2016 (presumably) |
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Delegate Pledging: Proportional Primary. Voter Eligibility: Modified Primary. 32 total delegate votes - 16 district / 5 at large; 3 Pledged PLEOs; 8 Unpledged PLEOs |
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Source: 2016 New Hampshire Democratic Party Delegate Selection Plan. NHDP Announces Delegate Selection for 2016 Democratic National Convention 9 February 2016 Primary results from Unpledged delegate preferences as of |
Saturday 30 January 2016 (presumably): District Level Pre-primary Caucuses. National Convention District-level delegates are slated by Presidential Preference. |
Participation in New Hampshire's delegate selection process is open to all voters who wish to participate as Democrats. Only Democrats and independents can request a Democratic ballot in the Presidential Preference Primary Tuesday 9 February 2016: New Hampshire Primary. Hours 6:00a-8:00p EST (1100-0100 UTC). Polls must open by 11 AM however most open between 7 AM and 8 AM. NEW HAMPSHIRE permits its 13 cities to keep their polls open until 8 PM EDT by local option- however, as there ARE only 13 cities among New Hampshire's 234 County subdivisions [the 221 "non-cities", of course, being the proverbial New England Town(ship)], the fact is that the vast majority of NH's polls have closed by 7 PM EDT and the networks have no problem considering this hour as the earliest hour of potential projection. Delegate Pledging: Proportional Primary. Voter Eligibility: Modified Primary.
Tuesday 9 February 2016: 24 of 32 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are pledged to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's New Hampshire Presidential Primary. A mandatory 15 percent threshold is required in order for a presidential contender to be pledged National Convention delegates at either the congressional district or statewide level. How the Democratic Proportional Delegate Allocation Math works.
Date of Presidential Primary [RSA 653:9]:
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Saturday 16 April 2016 (presumably): Caucus / National Convention Delegation Meeting in Concord. National Convention Pledged PLEO and At-Large delegates are elected by a committee consisting of a quorum of district-level delegates. The remaining 8 National Convention delegates consist of
These 8 delegates and will go to the Democratic National Convention officially "Unpledged". On 17 December 2015, New Hampshire Secretary of State Bill Gardner set the state's Presidential Primary for Tuesday 9 February 2016. |
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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. |
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