Voter registration in the Northern Marianas does not include political party affiliation. Individuals who are not registered members of the Democratic Party of the Northern Marianas and wish to participate in the primary shall declare their affiliation to the Democratic Party when signing in to vote in the Primary. Voters may register at the primary.

An initial tabulation of votes will be made after the polls close on 5 March. A final tabulation will be reported after the polls close on 12 March.

Voters are permitted to cast 1 vote for a presidential candidate and for multiple delegate candidates pledged to that presidential candidate. Delegates are selected from the highest vote getters for each presidential preference.

Tuesday 5 March - Tuesday 12 March 2024: Northern Marianas Party-run Primary. Hours reportedly begin at 6:00p ChST (0800 UTC). Delegate Pledging: Proportional Caucus/Convention. Voter Eligibility: Closed Caucus/Convention.

Party-run Primary (preliminary)
Included in Nationwide vote.

6 of 11 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are pledged to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's Northern Marianas Caucus. A mandatory 15 percent threshold is required in order for a presidential contender to be pledged National Convention delegates. How the Democratic Proportional Delegate Allocation Math works.

• 6 At-Large delegates are to be pledged proportionally to presidential contenders based on the Caucus results islandwide.

Party-run Primary

The remaining 5 National Convention delegates consist of

• 5 Unpledged PLEO delegates:
• 4 Democratic National Committee members.
• 1 Member of Congress (0 Senators and 1 Representative). Territorial Delegate Gregorio Kilili Camacho "Kilili" Sablan, an Independent/Democrat, is a non-voting Delegate in the House of Representatives.
• 0 Governors.
• 0 Distinguished Party Leaders.

These 5 delegates and will go to the Democratic National Convention officially "Unpledged".