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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Virginia Democrat Presidential Nominating Process Primary: Tuesday 5 March 2024 (presumably)1 County and City Caucuses: Circa April 2024 (date not set) Congressional District Conventions: Circa May 2024 (date not set) State Convention: Circa June 2024 (date not set) |
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Delegate Pledging: Proportional Primary. Voter Eligibility: Open Primary. 118 total delegate votes - 65 district / 21 at large; 13 Pledged PLEOs; 19 Unpledged PLEOs |
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Schedule of Elections from the Virginia Department of Elections. |
Virginia does not provide for registration by party. Participation in Virginia's delegate selection process is open to all voters who wish to participate as Democrats. Voters will publicly declare their Party preference and that preference will be publicly recorded. Tuesday 5 March 2024 (presumably): Virginia Primary. Hours reportedly 6:00a-7:00p EST (1100-0000 UTC). Delegate Pledging: Proportional Primary. Voter Eligibility: Open Primary.
99 of 118 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are pledged to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's Virginia 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. How the Democratic Proportional Delegate Allocation Math works.
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Circa April 2024 (date not set): County and City Caucuses. The results of the primary are used to allocate 2,000 district delegates to be elected at County and City Caucuses. These 2,000 district delegates will attend the congressional District Conventions and the State Convention. All delegates shall in good conscience reflect the sentiments of the presidential candidate to whom they are pledged in that candidate's caucus on the first ballot at the district convention and again at the State Convention. District and State Convention delegates who do not form a candidate caucus that that reaches a 15% threshold at the district or state level may join another candidate caucus and pledge to that candidate. After joining another candidate caucus, however, the delegates shall remain committed to that candidate throughout the process. |
Circa May 2024 (date not set): Congressional District Conventions meet on 2, 9, or 16 May. National Convention District Level delegates are selected during the District Conventions according to the results of the Primary. |
Circa June 2024 (date not set): The Virginia State Democratic Convention in Richmond Virginia. The State Convention elects the pledged PLEO and at-large National Convention delegates according to the results of the Primary. The remaining 19 National Convention delegates consist of
These 19 delegates and will go to the Democratic National Convention officially "Unpledged". |
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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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