The Green Papers 2024 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions |
Disclaimer: The delegate selection processes herein, along with any and all dates and delegate counts associated therewith, are unofficial and based on either (1) information obtained from either Major Party, (2) Presidential Primary dates established by currently-effective State statute, or- where the foregoing information could not be obtained- (3) the state's 2020 delegate selection process and associated dates adjusted to the corresponding dates in 2024 and labeled "(presumably)" or "Circa". Democrats
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California Republican Presidential Nominating Process Petition deadline for candidates not generally recognized by the Secretary of State: Monday 6 November - Friday 15 December 2023 Generally Recognized candidates must substantiate with the Secretary of State: Tuesday 28 November 2023 Primary: Tuesday 5 March 2024 (presumably) |
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Delegate Binding: Winner-Take-Most Primary. Voter Eligibility: Closed Primary. 169 total delegates - 10 base at-large / 156 re: 52 congressional districts / 3 party |
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This Presidential Primary coincides with a state/local primary. These coinciding primaries tend to have an impact upon voter turnout. 2024 California Presidential Primary from the California Secretary of State. Standing Rules and Bylaws of the California Republican Party as amended 12 March 2023. 29 July 2023: Tensions flare as California GOP gives Trump a boost by overhauling state primary rules from the Los Angeles Times. The executive committee approved the plan 53-16. The adopted rules allocate all delegates statewide. If one candidate receives 50% of the statewide vote, that candidate receives all the delegates. Otherwise, delegates are allocated proportionally. 8 August 2023: Schaefer v USA and Donald John Trump, 3:23-CV-01451-JLS-BLM. Federal lawsuit to keep former President Donald Trump off the ballot in 2024. |
This Presidential Primary coincides with a state/local primary. These coinciding primaries tend to have an impact upon voter turnout. Under California law, voters must be registered as Republicans to request a Republicans primary ballot. Tuesday 5 March 2024 (presumably): California Primary. Hours 7:00a-8:00p PST (1500-0400 UTC). Delegate Binding: Winner-Take-Most Primary. Voter Eligibility: Closed Primary.
All 169 of California's delegates to the Republican National Convention are pledged to presidential contenders in today's California Presidential Primary.
3 party leaders, the National Committeeman, the National Committeewoman, and the chairman of the California's Republican Party, will attend the convention as pledged delegates by virtue of their position. Each delegate to the Republican National Convention shall use his or her best efforts at the convention for the party's presidential nominee candidate from California to whom the delegate has pledged support until the person is nominated for the office of President of the United States by the convention, receives less than 10 percent of the votes for nomination by the convention, releases the delegate from his or her obligation, or until two convention nominating ballots have been taken. Thereafter, each delegate shall be free to vote as he or she chooses.... [California Elections Code Section 6461.(c)] |
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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. |
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