The Green Papers 2024 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions |
Washington Democrat Presidential Nominating Process Candidate filing deadline with Party: Saturday 6 January 2024 Deadline for political parties to submit candidate names to Secretary of State: Tuesday 9 January 2024 Primary: Tuesday 12 March 20241 Legislative District Caucuses: Saturday 6 April 2024 Congressional District Caucuses: Saturday 18 May 2024 State Central Committee Meeting: Sunday 9 June 2024 |
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Delegate Pledging: Proportional Primary. Voter Eligibility: Closed Primary. 111 total delegate votes - 60 district / 20 at large; 12 Pledged PLEOs; 19 Unpledged PLEOs |
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2024 Delegate Selection Plan from the Washington State Democratic Party. 16 June 2023: DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee Meeting found this plan in conditional compliance. 2024 Elections Calendar from the Washington Secretary of State. Presidential Primary Candidates from the Washington Secretary of State. |
Participation in Washington State's delegate selection process is open to all voters who wish to participate as Democrats. Participation will be by mail in ballot. For a ballot to be counted in the Democratic primary, the voter must subscribe to a declaration that the voter is a Democrat and that their participation is a matter of public record. Washington has same day voter registration and does not have party registration. Tuesday 12 March 2024: Washington Primary. Hours end at 8:00p PDT (0300 UTC). Washington votes by mail. Ballots must be postmarked on or before Election Day, or dropped off in a designated ballot box by 8 p.m. local time on Election Day. Delegate Pledging: Proportional Primary. Voter Eligibility: Closed Primary.
92 of 111 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are pledged to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's 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.
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Saturday 6 April 2024: Legislative District Caucuses. Hours begin at 10:00a PDT (1700 UTC). Legislative district caucuses meet to elect delegates to the Congressional District caucuses and State Convention. |
Saturday 18 May 2024: Congressional District Caucuses. National Convention District Delegates are elected virtually based on the results of the of the Primary. |
Sunday 9 June 2024: State Central Committee Meeting. National Convention Pledged PLEO and At-Large delegates are elected by the State Party Committee. These delegates are pledged to presidential contenders based on 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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